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Oval Box

1840-1860
19th Century
7 1/2 in. x 5 1/2 in. x 3 1/2 in.

Artist/Maker Unknown,

Object Type: Decorative Art
Medium and Support: baleen
Credit Line: Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Miss Mabel Harris
Accession Number: 1957.11.a&b
An oval box with sides made of baleen, a fibrous substance from one of fourteen types of whales, including the right whale. The fingers of the box are fastened with pewter rivets. The box is engraved with two churches, two ships, and a sprig motif.

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