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AMERICAN; 19TH CENTURY
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A scrimshaw whale's tooth depicting a woman and a ship**
American; 19th century
[unsigned], on the verso the image of a woman in fancy dress staning on a platform and holding up a branch over a decorated heart; on the rcto a primitive image of a ship.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) length.
American; 19th century
[unsigned], on the verso the image of a woman in fancy dress staning on a platform and holding up a branch over a decorated heart; on the rcto a primitive image of a ship.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) length.
Special notice
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