Title

I.F.N. Busk

Mediumwhale skeletal bone

Dimensions1 1/2 × 11 3/4 in. (3.8 × 29.8 cm)

Object number1959.8.20

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionSemi-rounded top, shield-trifid bottom, monochrome engraved both sides. Recto: tower and urn device; scene of a half brig (hermaphrodite brig) under sail, heeled over on a port tack in a heavy sea, enclosed in a scroll border; central vignette of the cursive initials "I.F.N." enclosed in a flowering vine wreath; scene of a full-rigged ship with gunports under partial sail on a starboard tack in a heavy sea, four birds, enclosed in a scroll border. Verso: Urn with flowering plant, flanked by two USA flags on a columnar pedastal; decorative border.ProvenanceMartha M. Hinsdale Scrimshaw Collection; Estate of Martha M. Hinsdale, bequeathed 1955.

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