Title
boarding knife
DateCirca 1870
Mediumsteel
Dimensions27 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (70.5 × 4.4 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.10306
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionAn unmarked socketed boarding knife without a handle and with remains of orange paint on the blade, which is lightly pitted with double edges and 22 1/4" long. The tag is marked "ENGLISH".Provenance"HWK" numbered objects are from Henry W. Kendall's personal collection, distinct from the larger Kendall Whaling Museum collection. On View
Not on view
Circa 1880
Circa 1870
Circa 1950
Circa 1890
Peters, Ambrose J.
1745-1925
Cooley, R G
Peters, Ambrose J.
