Scrimshaw Work, Sperm Whale's Tooth

ca. 1830

Maker Unknown

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: (not assigned)
Formatted Medium: Ivory (sperm whale tooth), black ink
Medium: ivory, sperm, whale, tooth, black, ink
Dimensions: 5 7/8 × 2 3/4 × 2 in. (14.9 × 7 × 5.1 cm) mount: 6 1/4 × 2 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (15.9 × 6.4 × 4.4 cm)
Departments: Decorative Arts
Accession Number: X613.3
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Collection
Exhibitions: DEATH TO THE LIVING, Long Live Trash
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: Decorative Art, Schenck Gallery, 4th Floor
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