Scrimshaw tooth

tooth

SCRIMSHAW & ALLIED ARTS - TEETH
marad; scrimshaw
Perry, William
7.00 x 2.75 x 0

Sperm whale's tooth. Artist decorated the length of tooth with a whaleship, huge whale and whaleboat. Whale on its back, jaw open. Possibly associated with William Perry.

UNIDENTIFIED whaling ship; UNIDENTIFIED whaleboat
1959.1129