* ENGRAVED WHALE'S TOOTH WITH PORTRAIT OF THE...

* ENGRAVED WHALE'S TOOTH WITH PORTRAIT OF THE C.S.S. ALABAMA 20th Century
Depicts the Confederate screw sloop-of-war within a cut-corner cartouche embellished with foliate vines. Ship identified in banner above cartouche. Length 5".
The Alabama was built in 1862 for the Confederate Navy near Liverpool, England. A commerce raider, she attacked Union merchant and naval ships over the course of her two-year career. She was sunk in June 1864 by the U.S.S. Kearsarge at the Battle of Cherbourg, France.
* Per Federal Regulation, this item may only be purchased by a Massachusetts resident and will not be shipped out of state.

Depicts the Confederate screw sloop-of-war within a cut-corner cartouche embellished with foliate vines. Ship identified in banner above cartouche. Length 5".
The Alabama was built in 1862 for the Confederate Navy near Liverpool, England. A commerce raider, she attacked Union merchant and naval ships over the course of her two-year career. She was sunk in June 1864 by the U.S.S. Kearsarge at the Battle of Cherbourg, France.
* Per Federal Regulation, this item may only be purchased by a Massachusetts resident and will not be shipped out of state.

Condition: Large chip at base on reverse, approx. 1" x 1.5". Some residue, probably removable, also on reverse. Other typical wear including age lines and roughness at base.

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