034 walrus tusk
Identification number: 034
Object: Decorated tusk
Material: Walrus tusk
Artist: unknown D.I.?
Date: c. 19th Century
Length: 16 3/4" 42.5 cm
Width: 2 3/8" 6 cm
Thickness: 1 1/4" 3.1 cm
Pigment: Black
Tool used: knife
Design description: - Face top to bottom; woman looking through arbor, "BRAVE", man with flags behind, "LAWRENCE", man with feather in hat, boots, brandishing pistol, D.I.
Verso: - top to bottom; Sloop (starboard side), Rose, "to A Friend", topsail schooner, American flag, full figure of lady under an arch
Condition: dirty, fine Length:-wise cracking, tip abraded
Cleaned 10 May 1999
Other notes: Cut straight at bottom to stand, hole drilled in tip, design of woman looking through arbor and man with feather... designs transferred with pinpricks, others freehand
Location: Box #5
Cataloged by Judith N. Lund,
19 Apr 1999
