Whaling Logbook Stamp

Item Information

Title:
Whaling Logbook Stamp
Description:
Carved wood (probably pine) stamp with wide flat handle above rectangular base; carved with figure of a whale (square-headed) with space for tonnage mark (see accession folder for sketch).
Date:
1840–1860
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
carving (processes)
wood (plant material)
stamps (tools)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
marines (visual works)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
whales
Wood
Carved
Whale
Maritime
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Essex
Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.)
Extent:
1 1/2 in. x 1 1/2 in. (H x W)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/2238
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
Accession #:
1991.248.1
Identifier:
2238