Clamp mount swift

Date19th Century

Mediumabalone, silk, whale skeletal bone, metal, whale ivory

Dimensions[H]25" __[W]2 1/2", cage closed

Object number00.213.11

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionThe swift contains a small single cage made of skeletal whalebone and fastened with one row of yellow metal rivets. The ends of the struts and ribs are tied with a faded peach colored ribbon. Upper and lower sprockets have 18 slots. The shaft is made of skeletal whalebone. There is a "C" shaped clamp that attaches to a table horizontally using a thumbscrew, both pieces are made from whale ivory. There is a double cup finial made from turned whale ivory and the bottom of the cup contains a button shaped piece of inlaid abalone.ProvenanceLabelled "Mrs. Delane Forbes"

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