A large 20th century scrimshaw whale's tooth Stove In and "Thou damned whale!"
A. DOUGLAS JACOBS, 1975
A large 20th century scrimshaw whale's tooth Stove In and "Thou damned whale!" ** A. Douglas Jacobs, 1975 a well polished and carefully engraved tooth with the image of a stove boat on one side showing the crew being pitched into the sea with the title engraved in a banner below "Stove In"; and on the other an image of Captain Ahab on board the Pequot with the title engraved in a banner below "Thou damned whale!" from the book Moby Dick by Herman Melville. Both in polychrome colors. 7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) length.
A large 20th century scrimshaw whale's tooth Stove In and "Thou damned whale!"
A. DOUGLAS JACOBS, 1975
A large 20th century scrimshaw whale's tooth Stove In and "Thou damned whale!" ** A. Douglas Jacobs, 1975 a well polished and carefully engraved tooth with the image of a stove boat on one side showing the crew being pitched into the sea with the title engraved in a banner below "Stove In"; and on the other an image of Captain Ahab on board the Pequot with the title engraved in a banner below "Thou damned whale!" from the book Moby Dick by Herman Melville. Both in polychrome colors. 7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) length.
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