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Key Information
- Title:
- Walrus Tusk - Scrimshaw
- Object Name:
- scrimshaw
- Location on Display:
- Museum - Not Currently on display
- Accession No:
- KINCM:1999.200.62
- Other Numbers:
- W5.427
- Brief Description:
- One of a pair of decorated walrus tusks. One side is decorated with many pictures. Starting from the base there is: A tower or lighthouse flying the St George's flag; A female figure holding a staff with a cross in her left hand and an open book in her right; A horse with a fallen soldier at its feet; A bugle; A broken sword; A musket; Adam and Eve by a tree with a serpent coiled round the base; The Royal Arms with the motto 'DIEU ET MON DROIT'; A crown on top of an oval shield;
Physical Information
- Description:
- One of a pair of decorated walrus tusks. One side is decorated with many pictures. Starting from the base there is:
A tower or lighthouse flying the St George's flag;
A female figure holding a staff with a cross in her left hand and an open book in her right;
A horse with a fallen soldier at its feet;
A bugle;
A broken sword;
A musket;
Adam and Eve by a tree with a serpent coiled round the base;
Dimensions:
| Type | Height | Width | Depth | Diameter | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 384[mm] | 38[mm] | 38[mm] |
