SCRIMSHAW BALEEN BOX WITH SCENES OF BOSTON 19th Century Height 3.5". Length 7.25".

SCRIMSHAW BALEEN BOX WITH SCENES OF BOSTON

19th Century
Lid with an ebonized wooden top and a baleen lip engraved with a rose vine. Box with a nearly continuous and finely engraved scene of Boston wrapping around the circumference, showing the State House, Boston Common, a horse-drawn carriage by Faneuil Hall, Old South Church and several figures. Ebonized base. Pinned construction.
Height 3.5". Length 7.25".

Condition
Lip with crack and loss. Box with scattered bug damage and scuffs.

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