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7. WHALEMAN MADE SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE
DITTY BOX, 19 th century, of drum form with mahogany top panel
and base, the engraved and inked decoration includes an oval portrait
medallion of Mary Wortley Montague centering the cover which is
encircled by a band of vinery, three vignettes of fighting men round the
sides: Scotsmen with staves, Ottoman soldiers and a knight crusader,
the whalebone joint features six fingers with lollipop ends.
Height 5 ¼ in. Diameter 7 ¼ in.
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