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| Accession no.: | Y: 62/15/28 |
| Title: | Scrimshaw |
| Description: | Tooth 115 mm. Carved with hulk and man holding an anchor. |
| Object type: | Scrimshaw |
| Classified name: | 730.235 & 639.245.1 |
| Number of items: | 1 |
| Full description: |
Whole: With tip down, this symbolic piece is relief carved all round with geometrical shapes below a cylindrical panel with a late 18th/early 19th century hulk afloat with a plain, unidentifiable flag at the stern. Nearby is a man holding an anchor. The root is cut into a shallow, oval chamber (cf. #27) |
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