Carved Coconut Scrimshaw EOA:2022.148.1

3D Model

Scrimshaw from the wreck of the Earl Of Abergavenny.

ID:EOA:2022.148.1 OE408

Collection: Earl of Abergavenny

Classification: Crew

Measurements: Diameter 140mm Height 75mm Width 105mm

Date made: as yet unknown

Display: G2 C1 shelf 1

Manufacturer/Creator: as yet unknown

Credit: Portland Museum Trust

Scrimshaw is typically artwork carved on bone or ivory by sailors. Less common is coconut scrimshaw so this is a really exciting find. The surviving carving is very clear and probably took its owner many hours to patiently carve.

For more information on scrimshaw click this wonderful link from the Pitt Rivers Museum here

For more information about Portland Museum’s Diving into the Digital Archives of the Earl of Abergavenny project click here