Artist/Maker
Maker once known
Dateundated
Mediumwhale ivory, tortoise shell, non-ferrous metal
Dimensions3/4 × 3 5/8 in. (1.9 × 9.2 cm)
Object number1991.43.15
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionA two-piece whale ivory needle case (body and slide-on cap) shaped like an elongated shield; circular inlays of silver metal and a copper-colored material on the front and back; two rectangular tortoise shell inlays on the front (one on the body, one on the cap). Verdegris residue; damage fromn scratching; some inlays missing; slip-on gold-colored metal band around skirt of lid missing (see companion piece). By the same hand as 00.226.85.Label TextMaker once known, needle case, undated. Whale ivory, tortoise shell, and non-ferrous metal, 3/4 x 3 5/8 in., New Bedford Whaling Museum, 1991.43.15.ProvenanceIsabel Proud Earle (1922-2000) of South Dartmouth, Mass., widow of Edgar C. Earle, Jr., was a patron of the Whaling Museum, Wellesley College, St. Luke's Hospital, and other organizations. (Obituary: South Coast Today, cf Dec 10, 2000)On View
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