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Period 19th century

Work Type scrimshaw

1. [Engraved shell depicting the Great Eastern steamship] [realia].

[Engraved shell depicting the Great Eastern steamship] [realia].

Creator:: Wood, Charles H., fl. 1840–1870
Date:: [ca. 1859]
Physical Description:: 1 Turbo (gastropod) shell : mother of pearl, engraved ; 120 x 125 x 80 mm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Crystal Palace paper knife.

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Date:: not before 1851
Physical Description:: 1 paper knife : ivory with engraving ; 18 cm long x 2 cm wide
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler