Cup (toothpick stand form)
Artist/Maker Cleveland, Benjamin D.
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Cup (toothpick stand form)

Mediumwhale ivory
Dimensions1 7/8 × 2 in. (4.8 × 5.1 cm)
Object number1973.35.15
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionRoot-end section of sperm whale tooth, inverted as a cup (like a toothpick stand); broadsidse view of sperm whale incised on each side; circumferentially dated in bold outline numbers "5 . 9 . 1916". The Charles W. Morgan sailed from New Bedford on 5th September 1916 under Captain Benjamin D. Cleveland, a known maker of napkin rings and small scrimshaw (of which this may not be atypical).ProvenanceMrs. Clark (antiques dealer); purchased by Charles F. Batchelder, Jan, 5, 1946, $3.00.
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