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Scrimshaw Sperm Whale Tooth, circa 1850, a deeply inked tooth depicting the “Barque George & Mary N.B.” with spouting whale upending one of two longboats, seagulls flying overhead.

Height 6 in. Width 2 in.

“Mary Frazier was a three-masted whaling bark built in 1832 in Newbury, MA. It measured 108 feet 10 inches in length, 24 feet 1 inch in beam, 12 feet 1 inch in depth of hold, and 288 tons. It was originally a cargo vessel, with multiple owners. In 1842 its captain was James L. Smith; George Hagery took over as captain in 1849. The Frazier was registered in New Bedford, MA, a center for American whaling.” Reference: National Museum of American History.