Scrimshaw
Description
A scrimshaw whale's tooth depicting a man on board a ship brandishing a revolver and a cutlass. " Red B (illegible) " is scratched very lightly near the bottom of the scene.
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Object detail
Subject person
Classification
Credit line
This
scrimshaw
whale's
tooth
belonged
to
James
T.
Hill,
the
hospital
surgeon
of
the
57th
Regiment.
Accession number
A81.585
Collection type
Material
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