Schooner plaque
Title

Schooner plaque

Date19th Century
Mediumwhale skeletal bone
Dimensions4 7/8 × 6 3/4 × 1 in. (12.4 × 17.1 × 2.5 cm)
Object number00.223.3
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionA monochrome engraving of a square-topmast schooner ("brigantine") reminiscent of a Baltimore Clippers, with extreme hull and extreme rake, suggesting high speed and flying an anchor ensign from the gaff.

Significant warp, not adversely affecting the picture.
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