Title

Columbia Tooth

Mediumsperm whale ivory

Dimensions6 × 2 5/8 in. (15.2 × 6.7 cm)

Object number1923.6.25

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionMonochrome engraved on both sides. Recto: a standing female patriotic figure of Columbia on a small island with a naval cannon, anchor, and eagle, with a ship under sail in the background; she wears a Greco-Roman helmet, armor breastplate, and long skirt, with her right arm extended upwards with an American flag draped around it. Verso: Young girl with short curly hair in short-sleeve dress, holding a bunch of grapes in her left hand and one grape in her right hand. One of a pair with 1923.6.24.ProvenanceEstate of Nathan C. Hathaway (1851-c1923). Exhibited: "Images of Childhood," ODHS/NBWM, 1976-77; African-American Institute, New York City, 1977.

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