Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
Object Number:
1943.86
Date:
1910-1940
Medium:
Ivory, pigment
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/8 x 2 1/8 x 1 5/8 in. ( 16.2 x 5.4 x 4.1 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on bottom of tooth: "LAND, HO!"
Description:
Whale's tooth engraved and blackened with a sailing scene depicting figure on a mast surrounded by full sails.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
