Title

Blanket piece -- the second fall-7

Mediumetching on paper
Dimensions9 7/8 × 7 7/8 in. (25.1 × 20 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.6715
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionIn the center foreground, two crewmen are working on a hook attached to a huge block and tackle. Behind them are two more crewmen who are working on a large strip of whale blubber (blanket piece). Three sea gulls are hovering over the blubber to pick at it.
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