Jackknife effigy

Date19th Century

Mediumwhale skeletal bone, brass

Dimensions1 × 3/4 × 7 1/2 in. (2.5 × 1.9 × 19.1 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.1206

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionLetter opener or paper knife in the form of a jackknife (folding knife), the handle (cheeks; grip) and two retracting blades carved out of sperm whale panbone (skeletal bone), brass rivet fastenings.ProvenancePurchased by the Kendall Whaling Museum from George Considine.

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