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Key Information

Title:
Sperm whale tooth scrimshaw
Object Name:
scrimshaw
Date/Period:
1852
Location on Display:
Museum - Not Currently on display
Accession No:
KINCM:2023.26
Brief Description:
Sperm whale tooth scrimshaw, with brass ring on the point and a baleen lid, probably for striking matches on that were stored inside. Inscribed : 'BK TRUELOVE HULL. J.PENN 1852'. With images of a mermaid, a sailing ship, a bare breasted woman, plants and what is probably Eddystone lighthouse.

Dimensions:

Type Height Width Depth Diameter Weight
10[cm] 5[cm] 3[cm]