Title
The Acrobat
Mediumwhale ivory, wood, wax
Dimensions5 1/2 × 4 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (14 × 10.8 × 3.8 cm)
Object number1948.30.492
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionWhale ivory full-round carved in the form of a circus clown hanging by the hands from a trapeeze, with polychrome painted and engraved features: two-piece body joined at the waist with a wooden band; arms stretched overhead; holes through fists through which rod passes (the rod is possibly a replacement).On View
Not on view
17th Century-19th Century
17th Century-19th Century
Spruance, Benton & Barre Publishers
Ted Toy-lers, Inc.
Springfield Printing Company
Macy, William Jenkins
