细节
A sperm whale's tooth with 19th Century decoration attributed to Edward Burdett (1805-1833) depicting the whaling ship and lettered 'Daniel THE Fourth of London' in two views, one a whaling scene with two boats each with six crew, the harpooners about to strike and the other the ship with sails aback a whale being hoisted, the scenes with leaf decoration, the tooth hallmarked silver mounted (Edinburgh 1916) to form a snuff mull with spoon and chain -- 6½in (16.5 cm) long
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NOTE: Edward Burdett born 19.10.1805 was First Officer of the whaling ship Montano of Nantucket and was drowned while whaling in Nov. 1833.
c.f. Homes and Antiques August '93 pp 29-31
Antique Collecting Vol 24 No.8 pp 31-33
Kendall Whaling Museum Newsletter Vol 4 No.1 Spring 1986
The Whaling Ship Daniel IV 490-tons was built at Chester 1813, owned by Bennet & Co. and destroyed by fire on 5th March 1828 homeward bound to London from tahiti with a full cargo of whale oil.
See colour illustration
NOTE: Edward Burdett born 19.10.1805 was First Officer of the whaling ship Montano of Nantucket and was drowned while whaling in Nov. 1833.
c.f. Homes and Antiques August '93 pp 29-31
Antique Collecting Vol 24 No.8 pp 31-33
Kendall Whaling Museum Newsletter Vol 4 No.1 Spring 1986
The Whaling Ship Daniel IV 490-tons was built at Chester 1813, owned by Bennet & Co. and destroyed by fire on 5th March 1828 homeward bound to London from tahiti with a full cargo of whale oil.