Scrimshaw Gallery 4

A San Francisco wharf scene by artist Jim Clay on a 6-inch, 14-ounce whale tooth

Scrimshaw on both sides of a whale tooth.  Age and origin unknown, but almost certainly a contemporary work.

A typical Arctic family by artist Dennis Holland on a 6-inch, 14-ounce whale tooth.

Matching pair of 14-ounce whale teeth depicting two Yankee whaler/scrimshanders, scrimming their own whale teeth during the long hours of downtime. By artist Jim Clay (Note commissioner's name on longboat).

A 1950s era depiction of an early Victorian-era scene of a harpooner thrusting an iron.  An unfortunate attempt at whaler's humor on backside, along with profiles of the seven types of whales taken by late Victorian-era harpoon guns. Scrimmed on a 7-inch, 22-ounce whale tooth.

A 1950s era scrim on a large 8.75-inch, 27-ounce whale tooth, depicting the first sea battle between two ironclads: the USS Monitor vs. the CSS Virginia on May 9th, 1862 at Hampton Roads, Virginia.

5.35-inch x 4.5-inch oval ivory "box" (signed Raymond Martin), but reliably attributed to scrimshander Charlie Corners.  Overall box height is 6-inches of which the rosewood cover & scrimmed knob are 1.25-inches, and the feet & base are 0.5-inch. Weight of the whole piece is 2.0-pounds.

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