Title

Albatross Cane

Date1800s

Mediumwhale ivory, baleen, wood, ferrous metal, non-ferrous metal, wax

Dimensions3 3/8 × 37 1/8 in. (8.6 × 94.3 cm)

Object number00.22.20

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionTapered shaft of tropical wood, non-ferrous ferrule, ferrous tip; foreshaft: wide band of wood, two wide bands of whale ivory, three baleen disc separators; L-shaped handle of whale ivory full-round carved in the form of the head of an albatross, beak open, eyes formed by a through-drilled wooden dowel, the nostrils inlaid with red sealing wax.ProvenancePossibly acquired from Elizabeth Watson per old card #785 from old donor file. See also 00.22.68.

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