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Coconut Cup Ladle with Scrimshaw Handle, mid 19th Century
American; East Coast, United States …
Drinking Ladle
Coconut Cup Ladle with Scrimshaw Handle, mid 19th Century
American; East Coast, United States …
Coconut Cup Ladle with Scrimshaw Handle, mid 19th Century American; East Coast, United States of America Cocount shell, ivory and metal; 5 1/2 × 4 1/8 × 15 1/8 in. 2013.10.5 Anonymous Gift

Drinking Ladle

ClassificationsFurnishings-Serviceware-drinking vessels
Dateearly 19th Century
Made AtUnited States, North America
MediumCocount shell, ivory and metal
Dimensions5 1/2 × 4 1/8 × 15 1/8 in. (14 × 10.5 × 38.4 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number2013.10.5
DescriptionA ladle or dipper, made for personal use aboard American whaling or merchant vessel. A similar example with an all ivory flange is in the collection of the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
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