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Key Information
- Title:
- Scrimshaw Whalebone Plaque
- Object Name:
- scrimshaw
- Date/Period:
- 1788-1816
- Location on Display:
- Museum - Not Currently on display
- Accession No:
- KINCM:2007.1086
- Brief Description:
- Scrimshaw wahlebone plaque. Flat piece of whalebone with carved scene of a three masted ship by three rowing boats with crew harpooning six whales.Two volcanic peaks on right-hand horizon. Said to have been decorated by a French prisoner of war held at Norman Cross, Peterborough.
Dimensions:
| Type | Height | Width | Depth | Diameter | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 208[mm] | 386[mm] | 27[mm] |
