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Key Information
- Title:
- Walrus Tusk - Scrimshaw
- Object Name:
- scrimshaw
- Location on Display:
- Museum - Not Currently on display
- Accession No:
- KINCM:2005.2352.2
- Other Numbers:
- W5.196
- Brief Description:
- One of a pair of decorated walrus tusks. One side of the tusk shows a seated girl playing the harp in the countryside; and a knight in armour with a club standing with a mother, who has a child on her knee (possibly based on Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe and Lady Rowena). On the reverse of the tusk are pictures of grapes, apples and a nude female. The tusk has a hole at the tip for suspension.
Physical Information
- Description:
- One of a pair of decorated walrus tusks. One side of the tusk shows a seated girl playing the harp in the countryside; and a knight in armour with a club standing with a mother, who has a child on her knee (possibly based on Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe and Lady Rowena). On the reverse of the tusk are pictures of grapes, apples and a nude female. The tusk has a hole at the tip for suspension.
Dimensions:
| Type | Height | Width | Depth | Diameter | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 418[mm] | 47[mm] | 42[mm] |
