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Key Information
- Title:
- One of a Pair of Scrimshaw Decorated Sperm Whale Teeth
- Object Name:
- scrimshaw
- Location on Display:
- Museum - Not Currently on display
- Accession No:
- KINCM:1999.200.11
- Other Numbers:
- W5.377
- Brief Description:
- One of a pair of decorated sperm whale teeth. One side of the tooth shows the port profile of a fully rigged ship with backed sails on the main mast. There is a flag flying at the main with the letter 'B'. Above there is a decorative band with a lozenge pattern, interrupted by a panel inscribed 'KENT 1840'. The other side of the tooth shows three whaleboats around a sperm whale whose head and jaw is exposed, and a fully rigged ship on the horizon. The base of the tooth is perforated.
Physical Information
- Description:
- One of a pair of decorated sperm whale teeth. One side of the tooth shows the port profile of a fully rigges ship with backed sails on the main mast. There is a flag flying at the main with the letter 'B'. Above there is a decorative band with a lozenge pattern, interrupted by a panel inscribed 'KENT 1840'. The other side of the tooth shows three whaleboats around a sperm whale whose head and jaw is exposed, and a fully rigged ship on the horizon. The base of the tooth is perforated.
Dimensions:
| Type | Height | Width | Depth | Diameter | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 188[mm] | 74[mm] | 45[mm] |
