Scrimshaw Whale Tooth, titled "Homeward Bound", American, circa 1870
InformationSCRIMSHAW WHALE TOOTH TITLED "HOMEWARD BOUND"
Depicts a seascape of a three-masted vessel under sail, cleverly framed within the skirts of a lady holding a tissue or letter in her raised hand. Vessel is just off a coastal lighthouse and flies an "A" flag from the mainmast. Another ship on a similar tack is visible on the right in the distance and a lighthouse on the left. The title "HOMEWARD BOUND" is engraved in pinpoint lettering at base. (SC1190)
Length 6 3/4 inches
circa 1870
