Collection Highlights
George Washington (1732-1799)
Date:
1835
Object Number:
1858.32
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Whale tooth
Object Number:
INV.7448
Date:
1800-1875
Medium:
Ivory, pigment
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 4 x 2 in. ( 5.1 x 10.2 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
engraved: in script on reverse and blackened: "My boat is in the shore/ and my bark is on the sea/but before I go to (?)/ more hell's a tastle (?)/ health to thee"
Description:
Whale's tooth engraved with ship on obverse and inscription on reverse.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
