Collection Highlights
Group of Chicago Zouave Cadets
Date:
Object Number:
PR.049.FF.MIL.CHIZOU
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Whale's tooth
Object Number:
1945.215
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Ivory, ink
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 5.7 x 14 cm )
Marks:
printed adhesive label: on reverse: "53"
Description:
Scrimshawed whale tooth with etched image of woman in a long off-the-shoulder dress, holding a fan (supposedly Jenny Lind).
Gallery Label:
This scrimshaw whale's tooth 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.
