Title

Spool holder

Date19th Century

Mediumtortoise shell, whale ivory, shell, velvet

Dimensions7 3/4 × 6 3/8 in. (19.7 × 16.2 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.856

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionThree platforms of tortoise shell with brass rods (for holding spools), capped with whale ivory finials; stationary architectonic whale ivory column supports; cowrie shell ornaments (both plain white and spotted); conical shell tips; top holder is a cowrie shell with red velvet pincushion insert, mounted on an inverted cowrie shell.ProvenanceWilliam Kranzler, New Bedford 09/11/59 $50.00

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