Whale's Tooth

c. 1940

Carl Strehlau

Associated Names
Carl Strehlau

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows two engraved whale teeth. On the left tooth, there is an intricate drawing of a woman in a dress with layers, a large lace collar, and a bonnet. The woman on the right holds a flower and wears a striped dress with a fitted bodice. Both women are depicted from the waist up with detailed facial features. The background is plain, and the artist's signature, Ralph Marshall Wilbur, is visible in the bottom right corner of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 24.3 x 31.2 cm (9 9/16 x 12 5/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 5 1/2" high; 2 3/8" in diameter

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.13479

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 49, pl.106 and 107.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: carl strehlau

Wikidata ID

Q64538024

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