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Date:
1788
Object Number:
1903.12
Medium:
Silk, paint
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Whale's tooth
Object Number:
1943.110
Date:
1880 - 1890
Medium:
Ivory, ink
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 12.1 x 5.7 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Scrimshawed sperm whale tooth, engraveed with polychrome on the obverse with a peacock atop a pedestal; brown, blue, and red, black color used; on the reverse is a ploychrome in green, red, and black a urn with several flowers with leaves.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
