2001.100.310
Title

Bethel Tooth

Date19th Century
Mediumwhale ivory
Dimensions2 3/8 × 5 1/2 in. (6 × 14 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.310
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionMonochrome engraved both sides. Recto: Faint image of a bethel with flag flying from its tower (steeple). Verso: highly exaggerated starboard broadside image of a full-rigged warship (frigate or sloop-of-war) under sail, seabirds overhead.ProvenanceKendall Whaling Museum; NBWM
On View
Not on view
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Post 1853

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