Scrimshaw

Object/Artifact

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

Scrimshaw

Entry/Object ID

M2012.020.001

Description

Carved / stained whale-tooth scrimshaw by the contemporary artist Pat Mullady, mounted on a decorative wooden base. Technique: Etched / Carved

Collection

Decorative Arts Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Mullady, Pat

Role

Artist

Notes

Date: early 1990s

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

Material

Ivory, Whale