Decorated shell
decorated shell
SCRIMSHAW & ALLIED ARTSmarad; scrimshaw
Forsyth, T. C.
Overall: 5 1/4 x 7 x 3 3/4 in.
Polished chambered nautilus shell. Open end scalloped. Decorative relief acid etched from open end over half of shell surface. Flower and leaf motif. At center of relief along middle of shell back: "TC Forsyth".
1965.415