Dominoes

Date19th Century

Mediumwhale skeletal bone

Dimensions[H] __[W]Each: 3/4" __[D] __[Dia] __[L]Each: 1 5/8"

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.9962

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionSet of 3 only, carved out of skeletal bone, brass stud in top center of each, dots shallow-drilled as dimples (each to form a uniform convex cup) and colored with dark blue paint.

Condition: Some significant losses to pigment. One has losses to pigment and is missing the brass stud on it.Provenance"HWK" numbered objects are from Henry W. Kendall's personal collection, distinct from the larger Kendall Whaling Museum collection.

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