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Whale Tooth
Photographed by Gavin Ashworth
Scrimshaw Tooth: Children Watching Sailboats on Pond
Whale Tooth
Photographed by Gavin Ashworth
Whale Tooth Photographed by Gavin Ashworth
Record Details

Scrimshaw Tooth: Children Watching Sailboats on Pond

Date1840–1860
Place/RegionNantucket, Massachusetts
MediumInk on sperm whale tooth
Dimensions5 5/8 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/2 " (14.3 x 5.7 x 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Kristina Johnson
Accession number2008.15.1
Description

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