Cross Brooch
Artist/Maker Thomas, Albert Alexander
Title

Cross Brooch

DateCirca 1833-1876
Mediumwhale ivory, mother of pearl
Dimensions1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Object number1979.48.23
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionHalf-inch disc of whale ivory serving as the backboard for a whale ivory closed crescent mounted with an open-work mother-of-pearl cross, fastened with a whale ivory eyebolt.Provenancedonors are grandchildren of Captain Albert Alexander Thomas, the maker of the scrimshaw.
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