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Scrimshaw : The Whaler's Legacy by Martha Lawrence (1993, Hardcover)
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Item specifics
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Modified Item
- No
- Year Printed
- 1993
- Special Attributes
- Dust Jacket, Illustrated
- Original/Facsimile
- Original
- ISBN
- 9780887404559
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, The Limited
ISBN-10
0887404553
ISBN-13
9780887404559
eBay Product ID (ePID)
720395
Product Key Features
Book Title
Scrimshaw : the Whaler's Legacy
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Folkcrafts, Carving, Maritime History & Piracy
Publication Year
1997
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Crafts & Hobbies, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
52.1 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
93-085225
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Synopsis
Intricate, painstaking, sturdy yet incredibly delicate...scrimshaw has been a beautiful tradition on the sea and at the sea-side for centuries. Far from the comforts (and distractions) of land, whalers from America, England, Australia, and Portugal could spend the long hours of attention necessary to perfect the scrimshander's art. They forgot their loneliness and discomfort as the crafted pieces like those shown in over 400 vivid color photographs in this new, fascinating book.Martha Lawrence's research covers every facet of the art of scrimshaw, from its origins on whaling ships, to the daily life of the sailor/scrimshander, to the materials, themes, and tools used for creating these objects. She also discusses modern scrimshaw artists. Today's collector will find her chapters on collecting scrimshaw work especially helpful, particularly when used in conjunction with the thorough price guide., Intricate, painstaking, sturdy yet incredibly delicate...scrimshaw has been a beautiful tradition on the sea and at the sea-side for centuries. Far from the comforts (and distractions) of land, whalers from America, England, Australia, and Portugal could spend the long hours of attention necessary to perfect the scrimshander's art. They forgot their loneliness and discomfort as the crafted pieces like those shown in over 400 vivid color photographs in this new, fascinating book. Martha Lawrence's research covers every facet of the art of scrimshaw, from its origins on whaling ships, to the daily life of the sailor/scrimshander, to the materials, themes, and tools used for creating these objects. She also discusses modern scrimshaw artists. Today's collector will find her chapters on collecting scrimshaw work especially helpful, particularly when used in conjunction with the thorough price guide., Over 400 color photos of American scrimshaw (whale tooth carving) folk art pieces and a fascinating text relate the hard daily life of the 19th-century sailor (scrimshander) aboard whaling ships. Intricate, painstaking, sturdy yet incredibly delicate... scrimshaw has been a beautiful tradition on the sea and at the sea-side for centuries. Far from the comforts (and distractions) of land, whalers from America, England, Australia, and Portugal could spend the long hours of attention necessary to perfect the scrimshander's art. They forgot their loneliness and discomfort as the crafted pieces like those shown in over 400 vivid color photographs in this new, fascinating book. Author Martha Lawrence's research covers every facet of the art of scrimshaw, from its origins on whaling ships, to the daily life of the sailor (scrimshander), to the materials, themes, and tools used for creating these objects. She also discusses modern scrimshaw artists. Today's collector will find her chapters on collecting scrimshaw work especially helpful, particularly when used in conjunction with the thorough price guide.
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