Title

Scribe

Date19th Century

Mediumfossilized walrus ivory, jade

Dimensions3 × 5/8 in. (7.6 × 1.6 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.2294

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionA scribing or engraving tool, the green-stone blade cylindrical with a diamond point, set into a socket of fossilized walrus ivory that is actually a tenon, intended to be inserted into the mortise of a handle (not present).ProvenanceHurst Gallery, Cambridge, MA, 04/23/1998

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