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572 . LARGE SCRIMSHAW AND POLYCHROME SPERM WHALE TOOTH , first half of the 19 th Century , depicting the 1798 whale ship Albion in a rogue wave . The Albion was a full-rigged whaler built at Deptford , England , and launched in 1798 . She made five whaling voyages to the seas around New South Wales and New Zealand ; the reverse with a full portrait of a lady with shawl and veil . 2.1 lbs . Length 8 ΒΌ in . 6,000 / 8,000
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