Collection Highlights
Common Sense
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.Y1776.Paine.com
Medium:
Pamphlet, paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Whale's tooth
Object Number:
1941.773a
Date:
1920-1960
Medium:
Ivory, pigment
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 7 x 1 5/8 in. ( 5.7 x 17.8 x 4.1 cm )
Marks:
engraved: below image: "BARK WANDERER OUTWARD BOUND"
Description:
Scrimshawed whale tooth engraved with view of stern and starboard of sailing ship under full sail with an American flag flying off of the stern.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
