Brig

Date19th Century

Mediumivory

Dimensions1 3/8 × 4 3/8 in. (3.5 × 11.1 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.1569

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionMonochrome engraved one side only. Upper portion: an urn with a flowering plant, on a tabletop (?), surmounted by an arch. Lower portion: a starboard broadside view of a full brig flying USA ensign at taffrail. Verso: polished, undecorated.ProvenanceRider Collection, Hamilton, Mass. 1966

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