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Object connections:
Collection | Sailors' craftwork, Decorative art |
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User collections | Illustrated Teeth and Bone by dmclark |
Gallery location | Not on display |
People | Provenance: Brookes, William Tolley |
Object details:
Object ID | AAA0018 |
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Description | A sperm whale's tooth carved in high relief with a figure in classical drapes holding a scroll with its left arm resting on a column. The carving is within an elliptical laurel wreath. The base of the tooth is cut level. Formerly the property of Captain William Tolley Brookes (1791-1874), master of the whale ship 'Active' in the 1830s. This type of sailor's craftwork is known as scrimshaw. |
Date made | circa 1835 |
Artist/Maker | Unknown |
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Credit | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Materials | whale tooth |
Measurements | 39 x 140 x 51 mm |
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