19th Century Scrimshaw Pendant (Signed) in Wooden Nautical Box
Product Description
19th Century Scrimshaw Pendant made of Wale Bone. Beautifully detailed with a tall ship at full sail. Either the name or initials DAW in the lower right hand corner. Comes in a lovely wooden nautical box. The pendant is 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches. Hanging buy an 8 inch long corded necklace. The cutwork wooden nautical box is 4 inch x 4 inch. An amazing gift for an sailor.
Scrimshaw is scrollwork, engravings, and carvings done in bone. Typically it refers to the artwork created by whalers, engraved on the byproducts of whales, such as bones or cartilage. It is most commonly made out of the bones and teeth of sperm whales, the baleen of other whales, and the tusks of walruses. Most scrimshaw was created by seamen in their off time on long voyages.
