Sailor Made Scrimshaw Panbone Ditty Box, circa 1850,
oval form with mahogany top and base, the box and lid trim from a single piece of panbone with 8 ½ finger laps. The top with a turned knob on a bone inlaid star.
Height 6 in. x 8 ½ in. x 6 ¼ in.

Provenance: The Nantucket Estate of Georgia P. Gosnell