Scrimshaw whale tooth, "Battle of Lake Champlain - M'Donough's Victory"

tooth

SCRIMSHAW & ALLIED ARTS - TEETH
marad; scrimshaw
Finney, Nathaniel Sylvester (attributed to)
USA, NY; USA, VT; North America, Champlain, Lake
Circa 1848
ivory
LOA 7-1/2 in.

Whale's tooth with carving in color. "Battle of Lake Champlain - M'Donough's Victory". Commodore Thos. MacDonough N.S.M. Battle scene copied from lithograph by N. Currier - Pub. 1846. One of a pair; other 41.411. Tooth brought home by Capt. Butts aboard bark BRAMIN. Sailed from New Bedford, 1847. Attributed to Nathaniel Sylvester Finney.

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