Scrimshaw
date: label: Date
content: mid-19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Whale's tooth incised on one side with clipper ship flying American flag, three small buildings at one side, large 5-pointed and wreathed star overhead; on other side, a tree with red fruit. Tip of tooth decorated with leaf and berry design; base of tooth has cross-hatched band with serrated pattern on edge, each point having a central red dot.
place: label: made in
content: USA
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Anonymous Donor
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: a-a-813
objectType: label: Type
content: sculpture
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Type
content: Scrimshaw
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Whale tooth, india ink
label: Dimensions
content: Overall (vertical): 17.5 x 7.5 x 5.5 cm (6 7/8 x 2 15/16 x 2 3/16 in.)