Title

Independence

Date19th Century

Mediumwhale ivory

Dimensions3 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (8.3 × 19.1 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.852

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionPolychrome engraved both sides. Recto: Standing figure of Liberty wearing a Greco-Roman plumed helmet, holding an American flag in her right hand, holding a riband inscribed "INDEPENDENCE"; additional patriotic accoutrements are an eagle perched on a USA shield and a naval cannon. Verso: Larboard broadside view of a three masted auxiliary bark sidewheel steamer with a very tall smokestack (funnel), flying a USA flag at the fore, a commission pennant at the main, and a Union Jack at the taffrail; surmounted by a sheaf of wheat, a fouled anchor, and a leafy arch.ProvenanceHarold J. Hayes, East Pepperell, Maine

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