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| Accession no.: | Y: 62/15/5 |
| Title: | Scrimshaw |
| Description: | Tooth 160 mm, monochrome. One of a pair with deep, confident engravings of British naval ships with detailed rigging. The bases of both teeth are bordered by a Greek fret. British two-decker warship; reverse: British wooden paddle warship. (Pair to 62/15/46) |
| Object type: | Scrimshaw |
| Classified name: | 730.235 & 639.245.1 |
| Number of items: | 1 |
| Full description: |
5A.: A large British wooden warship with two gun decks and probably 80 guns. Many rigging details are clear and accurate. With a round bow and little sheer, she is probably dates between the mid-1820s to the 1840s. 5B.: A British brig-rigged wooden paddle warship with nine gun ports visible. She has a wide-mouthed smoke stack with two steam pipes but is still heavily dependent on sail. 5TE.: Bow view of a large wooden warship with two gun decks, running before the wind under royals and with studding sails on the foremast. |
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