Artist/Maker
Sawyer, John A. - attributed
Place MadeUnited States
Title
Cutting spade
Mediumsteel
Dimensions5 1/4 × 36 in. (13.3 × 91.4 cm)
Object number00.206.151
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionCast steel whaling spade with black paint on shank and closed seam socket.ProvenanceLytle shows John A. Sawyer's stamp as being "J. A. S." See Lytle, Thomas G. Harpoons and Other Whalecraft. New Bedford: The Old Dartmouth Historical Society / Whaling Museum, 1984. p. 181-182. This factor and the comparative excellent, unused, uncorroded condition of the artifact suggests this attribution might be doubtful and that the item is a modern copy meant to appear to be by John A. Sawyer.On View
Not on view
Dean, Henry N.
Sawyer, John A.
Cole, Edward R.
J. Macy Jr. and Co.
Peters, Ambrose J.
Peters, Ambrose J.
Peters, Charles E.
Peters, Ambrose J.
Cole, Edward R.
Durfee, Zoheth S.
