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Scrimshaw whale tooth "The Sailor Boy", mid 19th century (whale tooth)

Scrimshaw whale tooth "The Sailor Boy", mid 19th century (whale tooth)
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MMM7339166
Image title
Scrimshaw whale tooth "The Sailor Boy", mid 19th century (whale tooth)
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Artist
Unknown Artist, (19th century)
Location
National Maritime Museum, London, UK
Medium
whale tooth
Date
C19th AD
Dimensions
8x23x8.9 cms
Image description

Creator: unknown A sperm whale's tooth engraved on one side with a view of a sailor climbing a ship's rigging in a storm. The scene is placed within a border with a stylised ship's keel below and bow above. Inscribed below: 'The Sailor Boy Though the strained mast should quiver as a reed, And the rent canvas fluttering strew the gale, Still must I on...Byron'.

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© National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
19th century / whale / animal / marine mammal / colour / tooth / boy / child / engraving / youth / sailor / bone / portrait / sculpture / art / one person

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