Title
Keyhole Clothespin
Date19th Century
Mediumwhale skeletal bone
Dimensions7/8 × 5/8 × 4 1/2 in. (2.2 × 1.6 × 11.4 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.997
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionPanbone, square top, chamfered edges (top and sides), keyhole slot, rounded wings. Acquired together with S-958 (2001.100.1003) and S-960 (2001.100.998), the latter of which also has a keyhole slot, but to which this specimen is otherwise unrelated.ProvenanceWilliam Kranzler, New Bedford: acquired together with S-959 (2001.100.997) and S-960 (2001.100.998), 10/30/64, $40.00.
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