Object Record
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Catalog Number |
C07.555 |
Title |
"Sea-Horse's Tooth" |
Object Name |
Tooth |
Description |
Short ridged tusk or tooth, partially hollow; end is chipped. Written on the tusk is "623." |
Year Range from |
1800 |
Year Range to |
1825 |
Dimensions |
H-7 L-7 Dia-1.5 inches |
Material |
Ivory |
Place of Origin |
Atlantic Ocean |
Provenance |
In Athenaeum records the tooth is listed as "Sea Horses's Tooth from Coast of Africa". In the 19th century the name "sea horse" was given to the hippopotamus and to the walrus. This is probably an upper tusk of the hippotamous. |
People |
Tenney, Joshua, Captain |
Search Terms |
Early Athenaeum Collection |
Subjects |
Hippopotamus Tusk Tooth |