Scrimshaw depicting a black Union soldier
- Image
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- Created Date
- 1820-1860
- Description
Sperm whale tooth of ivory with scrimshaw design of young man wearing cap and with thumb in belt.
- Contributing Institution
- Chicago History Museum
- Subjects
- Visual works (works)
Sculpture (visual work)
Scrimshaws
Soldiers
Armies
Armed forces
African American
Emancipation - Location
- United States
- Type
- physical object
- Format
- Length: (5 in)Width: (2.5 in)Tusk
- Language
- English
- Rights
- © 2014 Chicago Historical Society, all rights reserved.
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- Chicago citation style
- Scrimshaw depicting a black Union soldier. 1820-1860. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/2145. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- (1820-1860) Scrimshaw depicting a black Union soldier. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/2145
- MLA citation style
- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/2145>.