181 . IMPORTANT SCRIMSHAW SPERM WHALE TOOTH BY THE LADY WELLINGTON ENGRAVER , circa 1834 , a starboard portrait of a British fully-rigged bark with a deeply carved hull , sawtooth upper decorated band and a berry and leaf vine lower band ; the reverse monogramed “ J . G . B .” and dated 1834 within an octagonal plaque . Height 5 ½ in .
182 . WHALEMAN MADE CARVED AND PIERCED WHALEBONE KNITTING BASKET , circa 1860 , oval form comprised of 28 pierced and shaped staves flaring out and up supported by half-round upper band and lower scalloped band , tacked to a conforming pine bottom . Height 4 ¾ in . Length 9 ½ in . Width 7 ½ in .
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