Whalebone ring probably made by actor Raymond McKee

whalebone ring

SCRIMSHAW & ALLIED ARTS
marad; scrimshaw
McKee, Raymond
H. 1-1/2", W. 1-1/2", D. 1"

Whalebone ring with carved heart design; probably made by Raymond McKee ; circular carving in center of heart, possibly an old inlay of signet that has been lost. Collection of the actor Raymond McKee who starred in the 1922 silent film "Down to the Sea in Ships", which also featured the whaling vessel CHARLES W. MORGAN.


2001.128.19

Raymond McKee Collection



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