Scrimshaw

Museum number:
2-51735a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210251735a@2cb
Description:
Scrimshaw; walrus tusks engraved on one side only; (a) shield, crossed American flags, bird with “From your true friend John Pierson” written below and a sailboat and setting sun below inscription; length 30 cm.; (b) shield, crossed flags, bird with “Arctic (sic) Ocean May 1890 “ below; length 30.2 cm.
Collection place:
United States
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Scrimshaw, accession number 2-51735a,b, described as Scrimshaw; walrus tusks engraved on one side only; (a) shield, crossed American flags, bird with “From your true friend John Pierson” written below and a sailboat and setting sun below inscription; length 30 cm.; (b) shield, crossed flags, bird with “Arctic (sic) Ocean May 1890 “ below; length 30.2 cm.

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