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Shellwork anchor
shellwork anchor
SCRIMSHAW & ALLIED ARTSmarad; scrimshaw
Matthews, L. Victoria
USA, RI, Providence; CUBA
1885
Dome H. 16-1/2; Diam. 12-3/4 in.
Shellwork anchor, on base under glass bell dome; anchor covered with shells which were gathered in Cuba about 1875. Made by L. Victoria Matthews, of Providence, RI, in 1885; example of New England handicraft.
1957.100