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A mariner's fancy : the whaleman's art of scrimshaw

Title
A mariner's fancy : the whaleman's art of scrimshaw / by Nina Hellman and Norman Brouwer ; foreword by Jack R. Aron ; introduction by Peter Neill.
Author
Hellman, Nina, 1933-
Publication
New York : South Street Seaport Museum in association with Balsam Press and the University of Washington Press, 1992.

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Additional Authors
  • Brouwer, Norman J.
  • South Street Seaport Museum (New York, N.Y.)
Description
95 p. : ill. (some col.); 23 cm.
Summary
Discusses the art of scrimshaw and the role of New York in the history of American whaling. Presents pictures and descriptions of pieces from the South Street Seaport Museum in New York City.
Subject
  • Scrimshaws > United States
  • Bone carving > United States
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Call Number
3-MNW 94-9942
ISBN
  • 0295972122
  • 0917439147
LCCN
92020865
OCLC
  • 26132602
  • NYPG94-B37686
Author
Hellman, Nina, 1933-
Title
A mariner's fancy : the whaleman's art of scrimshaw / by Nina Hellman and Norman Brouwer ; foreword by Jack R. Aron ; introduction by Peter Neill.
Imprint
New York : South Street Seaport Museum in association with Balsam Press and the University of Washington Press, 1992.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Added Author
Brouwer, Norman J.
South Street Seaport Museum (New York, N.Y.)
Research Call Number
3-MNW 94-9942
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