Title
Dish
Mediummetal
Dimensions2 3/4 × 4 1/4 in. (7 × 10.8 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.4268
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionA dish for soap or candy that is in the form of a scallop shell surmounted by a traditional monster dolphin. The dish is cast in two pieces in yellow metal and painted and highlighted with silver radiator paint. It is fastened with a screw and an octagonal nut. Marked on verso "H.W. AXFORD."ProvenanceGifted to the Kendall Whaling Museum by Henry Hornblower III.On View
Not on view
19th Century
1880-1900
Circa 1850
Bliss & Nye
19th Century
19th Century
