Scrimshaw shell old or new?

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  1. jingyel

    jingyel Well-Known Member

    Hello
    I came across a scrimshaw shell piece. I wonder if anyone could tell me if this an old original piece or just new reproduction?

    To me the ink looks like new without age marks but am not expert.
     

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    jingyel Well-Known Member

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  3. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    The artist's hand appears to be modern.

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  4. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Looks like to me like it was done on a young giant clam. I can't imagine what the point would be in making a replica.

    I don't know is it's still around, but there used to be a site about scrimshaw that had a list of names.
     
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    Debora Well-Known Member

    And here's the source of your image, according to the internet. A painting 'Miltiades -- Ships off the Dover Coast' by J. Spurling. 1927.

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