Baleen panel

Mediumbaleen

Dimensions2 3/8 × 25 in. (6 × 63.5 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.2288

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionPanel cut as a strip to form the sides of a ditty box (oval box, kapdos, or round box), incised with views of the Churches on the Green in the city of New Haven, Connecticut. The scrimshaw is uncommonly clear and well preserved. Acquired as a single lot with (and by the same hand as) with 2001.100.2287, .2289, and .2290.ProvenanceAcquired as a single lot with (and by the same hand as) 2001.100.2287, .2289, and .2290. Ex collection of Raymond H. and Elizabeth de Lucia, Thornwood, NY; Northeast Auctions by Ronald Bourgeault, Portsmouth, NH, 09/02/1998, the four items for $1,700.00

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