Museum Collections
Luce Center
Whale jaw bone
Object Number:
1945.216
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Whalebone
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 5 x 9 in. ( 3.8 x 12.7 x 22.9 cm )
Marks:
printed adhesive label: on reverse: "55"
Description:
Scrimshawed section of whale jaw bone with image of seated woman wearing long off-the-shoulder dress (supposedly Jenny Lind.)
Gallery Label:
This scrimshaw whale bone supposedly depicts Jenny Lind, a famous mid-19th century singer known as the "Swedish nightingale."
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.