Title
Locket Tooth
Mediumwhale ivory
Dimensions2 3/4 × 2 1/4 × 6 1/2 in. (7 × 5.7 × 16.5 cm)
Object number1948.30.34
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionSperm whale tooth monochrome engraved both sides with polychrome highlights. Recto: flower with leaves and acorn; three-quarter-length female figure with hair in ringlets and bows, v-neck gown with iron cross device, holding up in her left hand a locket with a picture of a man. Verso: flower with leaves; standing figure of a woman with ringlets, off-shoulder gown with floral motifs, arms crossed at the waist, holding in her left hand a handkerchief.Provenancepart of a $ 10,000 collection valued in April 1946.On View
Not on view
Circa 1830-1845
19th Century
Burdett, Edward - attributed
