Collection Highlights
Receipted bill, John Vernon to Benjamin White
Date:
1794
Object Number:
MSS.3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Whale's tooth
Object Number:
1981.35
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Ivory, black ink
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 1 5/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 14 x 4.1 x 3.5 cm )
Marks:
engraved: "EXCELSIOR"
Description:
Engraved polychrome scrimshaw Sperm whale's tooth; engraving in black and red ink of a man carrying an American flag gesturing upward.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
