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Scrimshaw tooth with portraits of man and woman
tooth
SCRIMSHAW & ALLIED ARTS - TEETHmarad; scrimshaw
ivory
overall: 6 x 3 1/8 x 1 7/8 in.
Sperm whale tooth engraved on front with portrait of standing woman wearing bold geometric print dress and holding scarf. Flowering plant or tree at left. Inked in green, red, and black. On reverse is a full-length engraving of a fashionably dressed gentleman with top hat and walking stick. Branch of same tree at right. Pin pricked.
1939.1769