<em>Scrimshaw Work, Sperm Whale's Tooth</em>, ca. 1830. Ivory (sperm whale tooth), black ink, 5 7/8 × 2 3/4 × 2 in. (14.9 × 7 × 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X613.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, X613.3_view01_PS11.jpg)

Scrimshaw Work, Sperm Whale's Tooth

Medium: Ivory (sperm whale tooth), black ink

Dates:ca. 1830

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)

Collections:

Decorative Arts and Design

Exhibitions:

DEATH TO THE LIVING, Long Live Trash

Accession Number: X613.3

Image: X613.3_view01_PS11.jpg,

Brooklyn Museum