Tallman Swift

Mediumwhale ivory, walrus ivory, whale skeletal bone, wood

Dimensions23 3/4 × 2 5/8 in. (60.3 × 6.7 cm)

Donor credit lineGiven in memory of the Tallman family by William Tallman

Object number1948.24.1

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

Descriptionwhale or walrus ivory and panbone (?) swift, base like barrel. Evidently the companion piece of 00.213.21, a yarn winder. See also 1948.24.2.
Table mounted swift: whale skeletal bone shaft and ribs, fastened with one row of ?non-ferrous rivets, tied with red and gold colored string; whale? or walrus? ivory cup finial, collar, sprocket, barrel clamp, and ball thumbscrew, with decorative turnings.ProvenanceWilliam Tallman

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