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  • The Metlive

    273 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)

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    232 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API

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Results for "Scrimshaw"12 records

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Powder Horn by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Powder Horn

Unrecorded maker

dated 1759 · Horn (cow), wood

Cleared · Public Domain

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Powder Horn by Jacob Gay, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Powder Horn

Jacob Gay (d. 1887)

dated 1759 · Horn (cow), wood

Cleared · Public Domain

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Powder Horn by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Powder Horn

Unrecorded maker

1764 · Horn (cow), wood, brass

Cleared · Public Domain

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Powder Horn by Joseph Cram, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Powder Horn

Joseph Cram (d. 9999)

1764 · Horn (cow), wood

Cleared · Public Domain

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Powder Horn by Peter Robertson, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Powder Horn

Peter Robertson (d. 1800)

1767 · Horn (cow), iron alloy, copper alloy

Cleared · Public Domain

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Powder Horn by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Powder Horn

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1760 · Horn

Cleared · Public Domain

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Powder Horn by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Powder Horn

Unrecorded maker

18th century · Horn

Cleared · Public Domain

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Powder Horn by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Powder Horn

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1775–76 · Horn (cow), wood

Cleared · Public Domain

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Whale by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Whale

Unrecorded maker

1830–60 · Ivory (walrus)

Cleared · Public Domain

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Scrimshaw by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Scrimshaw

Unrecorded maker

1830–70 · Probably bone or ivory

Cleared · Public Domain

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Box in book form by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Box in book form

Unrecorded maker

between 1800 and 1899

Cleared · Public Domain

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Snuff box in book form, inscribed "J. B. F." by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Snuff box in book form, inscribed "J. B. F."

Unrecorded maker

between 1800 and 1899

Cleared · Public Domain

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