Museum catalogue: Scrimshaw Collection
Scrimshaw
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Accession no.: | Y: 62/15/73 | ||
Object name: | Scrimshaw | ||
Title: | Scrimshaw | ||
Description: | Tooth 166 mm, mounted, polychrome: red and greenish blue. Woman in chair, head in hand. | ||
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Number of items: | 1 | ||
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The engraving is of a beautiful woman in a simple day dress with a short pointed waist, seated on an upholstered chair and holding a folded paper, perhaps a letter. It is possibly derived from a picture or photograph rather than a fashion plate, but the piece is difficult to date. |
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