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Whale tooth (Scrimshaw tooth)
Sylvanus Baker
1825-1840
Category
Organic (ivory, horn, etc.)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Sylvanus Baker (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Maine or Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Ivory (sperm whale)
- Ink
Museum Object Number
1967.0862
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1967.0862
Object Name
Whale tooth (Scrimshaw tooth)
Category
Organic (ivory, horn, etc.)
Creator (Role)
Sylvanus Baker (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Maine or Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Silvanus Baker of Dennis, MA and Pittsford, ME
Date
1825-1840
Subject(s)
- Maritime
- Great Seal of US
- American eagle
- Scrimshaw
Materials
- Ivory (sperm whale)
- Ink
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
3.37 (H) x 8.12 (W) x 2 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
8.57 (H) x 20.64 (W) x 5.08 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published: p. 87, fig. 107; p.113, no. 66, scrimshaw, America, 1825-60, whale tooth.Book: Frank, Stuart M. 2012 Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved: Scrimshaw in the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
• Reference to Silvanus Baker on p. 371, fig.16.2.Book: Hellman, Nina. 1992 A Mariner's Fancy: The Whaleman's Art of Scrimshaw.
• Same artist? p. 36-37, Figs. 40-41.