Title
Homeward Bound
Date19th Century
Mediumwhale ivory
Dimensions2 3/8 × 4 3/4 in. (6 × 12.1 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.1592
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionMonochrome engraved both sides. Recto: Sailor and woman seated as a couple on the deck of a ship; mast, gunwale, and shrouds in background; framed by an olive branch type leafy oval. Verso: Larboard broadside view of a full-rigged ship under sail, inscribed below "Homeward Bound"; framed by an olive-brach-type leafy oval. Pigment varies substantially from side to side; like engraved by the same hand, possibly at different times.ProvenanceRider Collection, Hamilton, Mass. 1966On View
On view
Circa 1840-1860
19th Century
Circa 1854-1860
