Title
Vine Tusk
Date19th Century
Mediumwalrus ivory
Dimensions2 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 19 1/8 in. (7 × 4.4 × 48.6 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.1596
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionMonochrome engraved one side only with a series of five vignettes from tip to base (vertical format), the first four interleaved with serpentine leafy vine motif: cherub with staff and riband; harbor scene with rock formation (possibly Sugarloaf at Rio de Janeiro) and ships at anchor. Brig entering; two dancing women in low-cut, sleeveless gowns; landscape with stone bridge, tower, and castle with crenellated wall. Bottom device is two women in short-sleeve dresses holding a ribbon with bow, which supports an oval pendant harborside scene with a cow and a horse in the foreground, buildings and a full brig in background; the brig flying a flag at the main, bearing the initials "J.L." Verso: polished, undecorated. On a wooden stand.ProvenanceRider Collection, Hamilton, Mass. 1966On View
Not on view1745-1925
1725-1960
