Scrimshaw tooth
Category
Natural History / Animals, Plants & Fossils
Date
Unknown
Materials
Tooth
Measurements
130 x 50 x 32 mm
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1339622
Summary
Scrimshaw whale's tooth engraved with fine carving of buildings and a sailing ship. 'Two scrimshaw walrus tusks' (M. Jessup)
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.