Scrimshaw Jagging Wheel or Pie Crimper, 19th Century
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Sailors not only decorated the surfaces of whales’ teeth; they could also carve them into utilitarian objects for daily use back home. Jagging wheels were designed to run around the perimeter of a pie before it went into the oven to bake. They sealed the edges of the crust against the edge of the pan or bottom crust and held in the steam heat for better, more even cooking. They could be made in any shape; this example is in the shape of the mythical hippocamp, or half-horse, half-fish. The imaginary sea creature is probably derived from the miniature sea horse found in the shallow tropical waters of North and South America.
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content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Maritime
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content: Scrimshaw
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content: Art
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TR.59.423
label: accession number
content: 219034
label: catalog number
content: 59.423
objectType: label: Object Name
content: scrimshaw, pie-crimper
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 3/4 in x 5 3/4 in x 2 in; 6.985 cm x 14.605 cm x 5.08 cm