Scrimshaw Sperm Whale’s Tooth, Early 20th Century

Unknown artist

On this highly polished and glossy tooth, an elegant coach-and-four drives from left to right. A crest on the coach suggests an upper class owner. The single coachman brandishes a long buggy whip, which curls over the back of the two near horses. Heads and tails held high, the spirited horses move at a fast trot.