023 whale tooth
Identification number: 023
Object: Decorated tooth
Material: Sperm whale
Artist: unknown
Date: 19th century
Basis style
Length: 6 3/8" 16.2 cm
Width: 2 5/8" 6.6 cm
Thickness: 1 1/2" 3.8 cm
Pigment: black
Tool used: knife
Design description: - Face Rectangular vignette: scene of man and woman standing together, woman holding baby, with another man. All dressed in mid-19th century clothing
Verso: Condition: dirty; some cracking near tip; wad of white paint on Verso:
cleaned 3 May 1999
Other notes: cut off at base to permit standing evidence of pinpricks used to transfer designs red-edged paper label adhered to Verso:; surface of label abraded except for "N" of Nicholson
Location: Box 2
Cataloged by Judith N. Lund - Date: 5 April 1999
