Title
round box
Date19th Century
Mediumwhale skeletal bone, whale ivory, wood
Dimensions7 5/8 × 12 5/8 in. (19.4 × 32.1 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.1428
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionCircular hatbox of whale skeletal bone, wooden top and bottom, whale skeletal bone handle affixed to side with whale ivory beckets carved in a heart-and-circle motif, with brass and copper fastenings. Side monochrome engraved with a port broadside view of a full-rigged American man-of-war of fourteen guns, flying the American ensign; a starboard view of a full-rigged British man-of-war mounting twelve guns, flying naval ensign; and a starboard view of a hermaphrodite brig of ten guns, flying the Moroccan ensign.ProvenanceKranzler 01/20/1962 $350.00On View
Not on view
19th Century
19th Century
Circa 1840
19th Century
19th Century
19th Century
Circa 1830
