Title
Eagle Crimper
Date19th Century
Mediumwhale ivory, metal
Dimensions2 × 2 × 7 1/8 in. (5.1 × 5.1 × 18.1 cm)
Object number00.139.2
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionHandle of whale ivory comprised of two uncommonly long, flat cheeks with scalloped and reverse scalloped edges, joined together with transverse struts of whale ivory and fastened with four nonferrous metal rivets; the outer surfaces engraved with flowering leafy vines, the head carved as the silhouette of an eagle, engraved with feathers and eyes; the head forming a saddle for a fluted whale ivory wheel, the nostrils formed by the non-ferrous axle.On View
Not on view
19th Century
Circa 1840
late 19th Century-20th Century
19th Century
19th Century
Davenport, Silas, Jr.
19th Century
19th Century
Cottle, William
19th Century
