036 whale tooth
Identification number: 036
Object: Decorated tooth - carved and etched
Material: Sperm whale tooth
Artist: unknown
Date: c. 19th Century
Length: 6 1/2" 16.4 cm
Width: 3 1/16" 9 cm
Thickness: 1 3/4" 4.4 cm
Pigment: Black & Red
Tool used: knife
Design description: - Face well executed large whaling ship, spars and hull relief-carved, sails stippled, whaling scene wraps around to back 3 whale boats, 5 sperm whales spouting whales and whale boats relief-carved, private signal (dot within a horizontal) rectangle, long homeward-bound pennant from main mast, 2 whale boats have red bows
Verso: - none
Condition: - nice patina, crack with extensions on face about 1 1/4" from end
Cleaned 3 May 1999
Other notes: end cut off straight to stand
Location: Box #2
Cataloged by Judith N. Lund,
19 Apr 1999
