The scrimshawed whale tooth (below) is based on this same sketch, with a little artistic license.
Signed LG and entitled Skeleton of a Whaler.
Tooth is 5.6-inches & 16.4-ounces
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| This drawing (left) is found on page 29 of William Gilkerson's book The Scrimshander.
The scrimshawed whale tooth (below) is based on this same sketch, with a little artistic license. Signed LG and entitled Skeleton of a Whaler. |
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| A tall ship with a longboat being stove by a Sperm whale, on a 6-ounce & 4.5-inch whale tooth. Provenance unknown. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| "Bald Eagle with Trout" is a sepia scrimwork in an inset window, by Catherine Young.
Tooth is 5.6-inches & 16.4-ounces |
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