Title
Fid
DateCirca 1840
Mediumwood
Dimensions28 × 2 1/4 in. (71.1 × 5.7 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.10437
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionAn unmarked long point stick, hand-shaped from an oak branch with a stub of hemp lanyard through the hole in the blunt end. Perhaps used as a fid for large cordage.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 1870
Circa 1890
ca. 1727-1760
Circa 1850
Circa 1900
Circa 1870
Circa 1870
Circa 1870
1745-1925
