Scrimshaw whale teeth
Collection of (5) scrimshaw whale teeth, to include: tooth with scrim to both sides, one side depicting a whale hunt, the other depicting a ship with inscription ''Ship New Bedford'', (hairline at base, pinprick to ship); tooth depicting a whale diving in front of a ship, signed ''Jones'' to right of scrim, (cracks and splits to base, hairline to tip); tooth depicting a whale hunt, with foliate border to left and flowers at the right, (nick to base, hairlines to tip and base); tooth depicting woman, inscribed ''Madeira'', (hairlines to tip); and tooth depicting a whale hunt, (chip and split to base, loss to tip). All with minor surface wear. Tooth with scrim to both sides 1-1/2''h, 4''w, 2''d.
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Collection of (5) scrimshaw whale teeth, to include: tooth with scrim to both sides, one side depicting a whale hunt, the other depicting a ship with inscription ''Ship New Bedford'', (hairline at base, pinprick to ship); tooth depicting a whale diving in front of a ship, signed ''Jones'' to right of scrim, (cracks and splits to base, hairline to tip); tooth depicting a whale hunt, with foliate border to left and flowers at the right, (nick to base, hairlines to tip and base); tooth depicting woman, inscribed ''Madeira'', (hairlines to tip); and tooth depicting a whale hunt, (chip and split to base, loss to tip). All with minor surface wear. Tooth with scrim to both sides 1-1/2''h, 4''w, 2''d.
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