Panbone bootjack

Mediumwhale skeletal bone, copper, brass

Dimensions[H]1 3/4" __[W]3 1/8" __[D] __[Dia] __[L]8 3/4" (open); 4 1/2" (closed)

Object number1905.42.3

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionBoot jack carved out of two thick slabs of sperm whale panbone, with scalloped edge ornaments and two brass posts on one, a pierced-work heart and two pierced-work lozenges on the other (the latter to accommodate the two brass posts), butt-jointed with a brass screw and brass rivet fastenings, trimmed with strips of copper and copper fastenings.

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