Joseph Clapp (1825-1909) Nantucket Whalebone, Cherry Wood and Whale Ivory Birdcage, circa 1870, finely constructed pegged, mortise and tenon dome top cherry frame with whalebone dowels, 4 turned whale ivory ball in cup finials and tray pull, hinged access door. A strikingly similar wood and whalebone birdcage also made by Joseph Clapp is in the collection of the Nantucket Historical Association, Accession number: 1992.0132.001

Height 18 in. Width 18 ¾ in. Depth 13 in.