2001.100.1225
Title

Sperm Whaling Scene

Date19th Century
Mediumwhale skeletal bone
Dimensions6 1/2 × 10 7/8 × 3/8 in. (16.5 × 27.6 × 1 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.1225
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionPolychrome engraved one side only. A ship and a bark under partial sail, the ship cutting-in to larboard; four whaleboats in poursuit; eleven sperm whales; two islands in background. Characteristically British, in the manner of W.L. Roderick, but no definitive evidence of nationality or vintage.ProvenanceAcquired with 2001.100.1468 (not by the same hand; not otherwise related) at Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 10/05/1963, $501.00/two
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