Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Box
Object Number:
1943.178
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Ivory, bone
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 3 x 1 3/4 in. ( 8.3 x 7.6 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Ivory box with lid; body of box engraved with totem pole, roof line and trees on one side and lake, steamship and mountains on reverse; carved walrus attached to top of lid.
Gallery Label:
Comments of scrimshaw expert Stuart M. Frank, Senior Curator, New Bedford Whaling Museum, January 2013: Boxes like this were produced for the Alaskan souvenir trade circa 1900-1940.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
