American Eagle
Although formerly thought to have been carved by a sailor on a New Bedford whaler, this whale-tooth ornament falls outside the traditions of New England scrimshaw. The sculptor has treated the subject with remarkable realism, thus permitting ornithologists to identify the mode...
Artifact
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id
38871
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Tiffany & Co., New York; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, in or before 1908; by bequest to the Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_71.399_Fnt_BW_C82.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_71.399_Fnt_BW_C82.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_71.399_Fnt_BW_C82.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/71.399 |
Terms
Medium
sperm whale tooth
Genre
ornaments
Relations
createdBy
inCollection