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NATHEN SMITH, CIRCA 1850
细节
A 19th century scrimshaw walrus' tusk The Perils of Whalermen**
Nathen Smith, circa 1850
polised and engraved with a primitive whaling scene of a whaleboat about to put a second harpoon in an arching whale. Indistinctly inscribed and [signed] on the back: "the perils of the whalermen/inscribed by Seamen/Nathan Smith Nantucket".
17 in. (43.2 cm.) length.
Nathen Smith, circa 1850
polised and engraved with a primitive whaling scene of a whaleboat about to put a second harpoon in an arching whale. Indistinctly inscribed and [signed] on the back: "the perils of the whalermen/inscribed by Seamen/Nathan Smith Nantucket".
17 in. (43.2 cm.) length.
注意事项
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