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Replica Scrimshaw "Susan Tooth" in Glass Display Case by Frederick Myrick, 1829

$ 68.11

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Time Period, War: 1829
  • Original/Reproduction: Vintage Reproduction
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Type: Scrimshaw
  • Country/Region of Origin: Unknown
  • Primary Material: Unknown
  • Replica Type: Whale Tooth

    Description

    Replica Scrimshaw "Susan Tooth" in Glass Display Case "by" Frederick Myrick, 1829. Shipped free with USPS Parcel Select Ground.
    Frederick Myrick was a prolific scrimshander who worked about the whaling boat "Susan," hence the reference (coined in 1955) to "Susan Teeth." Details on the original "Susan of Nantucket" tooth is detailed in the last image. For details on the original Susan's Tooth, see http://www.hylandgranby.com/inventory/susans-tooth-signed-and-dated-august-28-1829.
    Tooth Dimensions
    About 6 inches × 2.25 inches
    Display Case
    Wood base dimensions: 11.75 inches × 6.75 inches
    Glass enclosure dimensions: 10.25 inches (W) × 5.25 inches(D) × 5.15 inches (H)
    Plaque: 2.25 inches x 0.5 inches engraved:
    A “SUSAN” tooth scrimshander FREDERICK MYRICK on the ship SUSAN • Aug 22, 1829•
    Inside of "tooth" is labeled REPRODUCTION - NANTUCKET WHALING MUSEUM.
    Reminder: This is a reproduction!