Scrimshaw tooth, man and woman

scrimshaw tooth

Engraved whale's tooth; shows man with top hat and woman holding handkerchief; right hands clasped; his left hand on her right shoulder; possibly theatrical theme dating from the late 1860s-early 1870s; possibly same scrimshander as 1997.76.9; possibly pinprick method; from collection of material related to Ernest Gates and the Jibboom Club.