Scrimshaw, Whale's Tooth
Unknown Maker
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Caption
Unknown Maker. Scrimshaw, Whale's Tooth, ca. 1825–1835. Ivory (whale tooth), pigment, 5 × 2 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (12.7 × 7 × 6.4 cm) mount: 5 1/4 × 3 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (13.3 × 8.9 × 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X613.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Maker
Title
Scrimshaw, Whale's Tooth
Date
ca. 1825–1835
Geography
Place made: United States
Medium
Ivory (whale tooth), pigment
Classification
Dimensions
5 × 2 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (12.7 × 7 × 6.4 cm) mount: 5 1/4 × 3 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (13.3 × 8.9 × 7 cm)
Credit Line
Brooklyn Museum Collection
Accession Number
X613.1
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