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The Pacific whaling ship
Medium
pigment on incised whalebone
Measurements
(26.9 × 36.4 cm) 33.8 × 43.0 cm (framed)
Place/s of Execution
Hobart, Tasmania
Inscription
incised l.l.: The 'Pacific' Whaling Ship, Captn (n raised and underlined) Robt (t raised and underlined) Gardiner of Hobart Town VDLand Cruising, killing / Cutting in, & Trying out, Sperm Whales, off the west coast of New Zealand, in Lat 44:30 south / Longt 66:30 East 1848 (all underlined)
Accession Number
D27-1993
Department
Australian Sculpture
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gwynneth White Adamson Bequest, 1993
Gallery location
Not on display