Scrimshaw Tooth of the Whaling Vessel "The Comet 1831"
Unknown American, American
1831
Walrus tooth
Overall: 1 5/8 × 6 1/4 × 2 5/8 in. (4.1 × 15.9 × 6.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Collection of Roger Arvid Anderson, Class of 1968
EL.2017.1.45
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Decorative Object
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Provenance
Tom Floyd, Boston, Massachusetts; sold to Roger Arvid Anderson, San Francisco, California, 2001; on loan to present collection, 2017.
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