2001.100.3137
Title

Chisel

Date19th Century
Mediumwhale ivory, steel
Dimensions14 in. (35.6 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.3137
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionChisel with commercially manufactured 2" steel blade with curved edge, and heavy-gauge turned panbone handle. Almost certainly American scrimshaw with an English (Sheffield) blade.
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