Knife with Whalebone Handle

Object/Artifact

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Historical Collection at the George Hail Free Library

Name/Title

Knife with Whalebone Handle

Entry/Object ID

2025.04.01.07

Description

Blade with whalebone handle, ca. 18th century. Sheath made of wood.

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Scrimshaw

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Carving

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

knife, scrimshaw

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Knife

Length

8 in

Dimension Description

Sheaf

Length

6-1/2 in

Material

Metal, Wood, whale bone

Location

Location

Cabinet

Display Case 6

Room

Charles Whipple Greene Historical Collection

Building

George Hail Free Library

Category

Exhibit

Date

May 22, 2026

Location

Cabinet

Display Case 102

Room

Charles Whipple Greene Historical Collection

Building

George Hail Free Library

Category

Exhibit

Date

April 10, 2026

Location

Cabinet

Display Case 6

Room

Charles Whipple Greene Historical Collection

Building

George Hail Free Library

Date

April 1, 2025

Exhibition

Scrimshaw

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Suzanne Reynolds-Alpert

Date

May 29, 2025

Notes

Is material whale bone or whale tooth?

Create Date

April 1, 2025

Update Date

May 22, 2026