Polychrome Scrimshaw Whale's Tooth by Britannia Engraver
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19th century polychrome scrimshaw whale's tooth, by the Britannia Engraver, first half of the 19th century, titled to lower edge 'Daniel the Fourth of London', the obverse depicting the whaleship Daniel IV on fire at sea with loose rigging, inset with red sealing wax as flames, the reverse titled 'Ranger of London' and depicts the ship at full sail with red sealing wax inset to flags and figurehead, the whole set between a foliate vine border encircling the tip and base, length 19 cm
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- Polychrome - Made or finished in many colours. For furniture, it is used to indicated a painted finish.
- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- Obverse - Obverse means the front face of a coin or medal, and the reverse means the back face. The obverse of a coin is commonly called heads, because it often depicts the head of a monarch or famous person.
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