Title

Amphitrite Tooth

Date19th Century

Mediumwhale ivory, wood

Dimensions7 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 3 5/8 in. (19.7 × 12.1 × 9.2 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.1069

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionSperm whale tooth, polychrome engraved both sides. Recto: Standing female figure astride a sea-going chariot drawn by two sea-creatures with horses' heads, holding a trident that serves as the staff for a riband inscribed "AMPHI/TRITE"; Nereiad in the water alongside. Verso: Standing figure of a helmeted Columbia, her left hand resting on a USA shield, her right hand aloft, holding a USA flag that is partly draped over her right arm; spread eagle on anchor; naval cannon, cannonballs, and warship flying a broad pennant in background. Mounted on an indigenous wooden base.ProvenancePair with S-1009 (2001.100.1068). Eulalie Salley (realtor), Aiken, South Carolina 04/14/1967. $125.00.

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