"Scrimshaw, Sperm Whale Tooth. Starboard Tack. New Bedford Nantucket 19th Century."
A finely engraved scrimshaw in the shape of a whale's tooth, depicting a whaling ship under full sail, on a starboard tack; an inscription reads "Starboard board along an iron bound coast", New Bedford, Nantucket, 19th century. Length: 19.5 cm