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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]

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