Title
Skull-and-Crossbones Knife
Date19th Century
Mediumwhale ivory, baleen, steel, wood, mother of pearl, non-ferrous metal
Dimensions1 7/8 × 5/8 × 9 3/4 in. (4.8 × 1.6 × 24.8 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.232
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionA knife-grip inlaid wooden handle with whale ivory pommel; stilletto steel double-edged bayonet-type blade; S-shaped non-ferrous guard (hilt); baleen sheath with baleen drifts and non-ferrous fasteners, whale ivory tip and collar ferrule. Handle inlaid with mother-of-pearl (heart, six-pointed flower, geometric design, flower, two leaves) and non-ferrous (sword). Pommel silhouette carved and monochrome engraved in the form of a skull and crossbones on each side, the base with the initials "A.C.L." and a standing bird on verso.ProvenanceAcquired before 1931. ; Kendall Whaling Museum; NBWMOn View
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