Sailor Made Scrimshaw Panbone Ditty Box, circa 1850,
oval form with wood top and bottom, saw tooth overlap with rivets.
Height 1 ¾ in. x 6 in. x 4 ½ in.
Sailor Made Scrimshaw Panbone Ditty Box, circa 1850,
round form with pudding mahogany top and base, wrapped with a single piece of panbone with 7 scallop laps and a double line of rivets.
Height 4 in. Diameter 8 in.
To be offered individually.
Provenance: The Nantucket Estate of Georgia P. Gosnell
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