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Ivory fragment

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Date

1850-1870

GUSN

GUSN-17803

Description

Ivory fragment, cylindrical shape, hollow inside, bottom of piece shaped for screwing. Top lip curved outwards.

Details

Descriptive Terms

ivory (tooth component)
carving (processes)
ivory (tooth component)
Fragment
Fragment

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1.75 (H), 1 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1944

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