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Artist |
William Taylor Simmons |
Description |
Large whalebone tooth with scrimshaw carvings of a man standing on a dock with a small boat at the front. Opposite side has a woman in a long dress. |
Object Name |
Scrimshaw |
Catalog Number |
2004.0502 |
Date |
mid 19th c. |
Category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Sub-category |
Art |
Material |
whalebone |
Provenance |
Donor is the great grandson of the original owner and artist: William Taylor Simmons. Note with object: "Associated donation Journal of the whaling voyage in the Brig Thomas Winslow of Westport 1846-47" |