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AMERICAN, 19TH CENTURY
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A SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK
American, 19th century
Decorated with two ships flying the American flag, a sailor, a wreath inscribed Remember the Giver, and an American eagle with shield and banner inscribed Don't Give Up the Ship
12½in. long
American, 19th century
Decorated with two ships flying the American flag, a sailor, a wreath inscribed Remember the Giver, and an American eagle with shield and banner inscribed Don't Give Up the Ship
12½in. long
Provenance
E. Norman Flayderman
Literature
E. Norman Flayderman, Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders (New Milford, Connecticut, 1972), p. 168
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Material from Endangered Species.
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