Artist/Maker
Boston, John
Place MadeUnited States
Title
Herald Tooth
Mediumwhale ivory
Dimensions2 3/4 × 6 in. (7 × 15.2 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.2073
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionMonochrome engraved both sides. Recto: Azorean village street scene (Fayal?), surmounting a larboard broadside portrait of a full-rigged whaleship under sail, with whaleboats slung on davits; inscribed below in fancy, encased letters "HERALD." Verso: masonic (Freemason) six-pointed star (Star of David), Azorean vernacular vignettes, chiefly people; surmounting the fancy initials and date "J.F.G. / June / 1866." above crossed harpoons. Decorative circumferential borders at base, equator, and near tip. "J.F.G." is taken to refer to the recipient.ProvenancePaul Madden, Sandwich, Mass., 06/07/1990, $3,850.00.On View
Not on view1745-1925
19th Century
1725-1960
Circa 1835
Kelley, William H.
19th Century
19th Century
19th Century
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