SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM LEWIS RODERICK First Half of the 19th Century

SCRIMSHAW WHALE’S TOOTH ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM LEWIS RODERICKFirst Half of the 19th CenturyDepicts a whaling scene with a whaleship, three whaleboats and two visible whales. One whaleboat is under sail and another has been stoved, tossing whalemen into the water. The whaleship is flying a British ensign and another unidentified flag, and the hull is deeply engraved. Scene framed within a thin double line border at left and right. Reverse unpolished.Length 8″. Provenance:Richard “Sam” Sylvia, Nantucket, Massachusetts, who indicated in 1979 that it had been part of Ed Stackpole’s collection for 35 years.Private Collection.The Collection of Paul Vardeman.The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Miklos.