Carved Coconut Scrimshaw EOA:2022.148.13D 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
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