"The Evacuation of Boston"

scrimshaw tooth

SCRIMSHAW & ALLIED ARTS - TEETH
marad; scrimshaw
Perry, William
USA, MA, Dorchester, Boston
after 1867
0 x 7.00 x 0

Sperm whale's tooth; lengthwise decoration of "THE EVACUATION OF BOSTON". Harbor scene, with George Washington on horseback among his officers; 11 ships in background. Possibly made by William Perry.

UNIDENTIFIED ship
1959.1126