Jar: Sperm Whale Oil

Object/Artifact

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

Jar: Sperm Whale Oil

Entry/Object ID

1985.136.001

Description

Sperm whale oil, 400 ml. in glass jar prepared by the Kendall Whaling Museum (which merged with the New Bedford Whaling Museum in 2001) paper label pasted on jar: "Kendall Whaling Museum/Spermaceti & Whale Oils/ rendered for scientific and educational purposes from specimens recovered under supervision of the United States Government/ The Kendall Whaling Museum 27 Everest St. P.O. Box 297, Sharon, Massachusetts, 02067" "Lot 2, Batch 1, Volume: 400 ml, Jar No. 85, Item: Sperm Whale Oil: Blubber Oil, Species: Physeter Catodon, Retrieved/Recovered: Date: December 28, 1983, Place: Truro, Mass., Rendered: November 18, 1984" Genus: Physeter

Collection

Natural History Collection

Made/Created

Artist

New Bedford Whaling Museum

Date made

1984

Place

City

Sharon, MA

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

USA

Continent

North America

Ocean

East Coast of North America, Atlantic Ocean, World Ocean

Notes

Preparator: Kendall Whaling Museum Date Specimen Prepared: 1984-11-18

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Jar, Specimen

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Specimen

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Medical Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Medical & Psychological T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Material

Glass