SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH, 1812 NAVAL BATTLE
19th c. tooth with 20th c. carving
BOMBING OF FORT McHENRY
September, 1814, warships in Chesapeake Bay, Baltimore, Maryland defending Fort McHenry flying the American flag, title in border; the reverse with a twenty-star American flag above scroll with verse from the 'Star-Spangled Banner', flanked by eagles, 4.75"
By descent from a New Jersey private collector.
It was this battle which inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem "The Star-Spangled Banner". British warships bombarded the fort for 25 hours from a range of 2 miles. The British could not enter the harbor due to a chain of 22 sunken ships and the American cannons. Eventually the British, low on ammunition, retreated with only one ship receiving a direct hit.
Estimate: $400 - $600
Realized: $400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 307 : SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH, 1812 NAVAL BATTLE
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