Scrimshaw Work, Sperm Whale's Tooth
ca. 1830
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Caption
Scrimshaw Work, Sperm Whale's Tooth, ca. 1830. Ivory (sperm whale tooth), black ink, 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). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X613.3. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Scrimshaw Work, Sperm Whale's Tooth
Date
ca. 1830
Medium
Ivory (sperm whale tooth), black ink
Classification
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)
Credit Line
Brooklyn Museum Collection
Accession Number
X613.3
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