Mystic Seaport Collections and Research Department: Online Resources
Information on vessels, people, objects, photos...
Staff Pick
Selected items from the collections
Walrus tusk, attributed to N. S. Finney; pierced at tip and decorated with heroic figure of a woman in flowing tunic and wearing a plumed helmet, carrying sword and American shield; 3 walruses; Lincoln and Washington side by side; American flag; an old general (Winfield Scott); eagle and shield; and an Indian girl. See William Gilkerson, "The Scrimshander" (San Francisco: Troubador Press, 1975, p. 4 - photo of bar at Cobweb Palace.
