Title
Tortoise Shell Peek-a-boo
Date19th Century
Mediumwhale ivory, tortoise shell, metal
Dimensions1 × 1 5/8 × 6 1/8 in. (2.5 × 4.1 × 15.6 cm)
Object number1923.7.71
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionThe handle, pommel, saddle, and ring carved from a single tooth; the handle slotted and hollowed, with pierced-work hearts and five-pointed star in a circle on each side, trimmed with non-ferrouns metal studs, the ivory slotted and a thin panel of tortoise shell inserted (sandwiched) in the slot, thus visible thorugh the pierced work; the handle terminating in a grooved double ring (for a hook or lanyard); beaded saddle (one side completely broken off); fluted wheel completely broken roughly in half (stored alongside in a glassine envelope0.On View
Not on view
Circa 1860
19th Century
19th Century
19th Century
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