Scrimshaw etched with patriotic theme owned by John Wesley Cromwell
date: label: Date
content: 1800-1850
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Attributed to
content: Edward Savage, American, 1761 - 1817
label: Owned by
content: John Wesley Cromwell, American, 1846 - 1927
notes: label: Description
content: A polychrome scrimshaw sperm whale tooth owned by John Wesley Cromwell. The tooth is etched with a patriotic scene depicting a seated Lady Liberty holding an American Flag with a liberty cap attached to the top and a patriotic shield with the word "LIBERTY" written on it. The design is variant on 1796 painting by Edward Savage, "Liberty. In the Form of the Goddess of Youth, giving Support to the Bald Eagle."
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Ornamentation
label: Topic
content: Slavery
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.155.308
objectType: label: Type
content: scrimshaws
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ivory
label: Dimensions
content: 5 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 1 5/8 in. (13.3 x 6.4 x 4.1 cm)