Curling Rod

DateCirca 1833-1876

Mediumwhale ivory, wood, wax

Dimensions1 × 13 3/4 in. (2.5 × 34.9 cm)

Object number1979.48.13

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionSlightly tapered wooden rod, convex separator of dark wood, foreshaft of tropical wood, turned whale ivory finial with red and black sealing wax highlights (losses).Provenancedonors are grandchildren of Captain Albert Alexander Thomas, the maker of the scrimshaw.

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