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The
Premier Forum on Scrimshaw
June 8-10, 2007
The
New Bedford Whaling Museum is the scrimshaw capital of the
world, and the annual Scrimshaw Collectors’ Weekend
is the world’s only forum dedicated to this whalers’
indigenous shipboard art. Founded in 1989, this event attracts
collectors, curators, antiques dealers, and whaling enthusiasts
from four continents, who gather to share the enjoyment
of collecting, research, and the fellowship of mutual interests.
New participants are welcome!
Download Scrimshaw
Weekend Order Form
Read
article from Maine Antique Digest
PRELIMINARY
PROGRAM
Advance registration is strongly recommended. Sign-in, scrimshaw
registration, receptions, and meals will be held in the
Jacobs Family Gallery, adjacent to the main entrance lobby.
All sessions will be held in the Museum Theater. If you
wish to participate in a Collectors’ Show-and-Tell
session, please contact Stuart Frank at 508 997-0046 ext.
146 to sign up in advance. Persons wishing to present will
be allocated 15 minutes each on a first-come, first-serve
basis. Program subject to change without notice.
Program
Highlights
Friday,
June 8
10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
"Scrimshaw 101: An Introduction for Newcomers and Refresher
Seminar for Seasoned Hands"
-
Identifying Characteristics of Different Types of Ivory
and Bone
- SCI (Scrimshaw Collection Investigators): Forensic Methods
in the Authentication and Debunking of Antique Scrimshaw
- Surface Characteristics in Macro-Scale and Micro-Scale
- Pigmentation
- Details of Naval Architecture, Nautical Technology, Rig
Types, and Flags You May Want to Know
- Establishing Provenance
- The Scrimshaw Marketplace
- Caring for Your Collection
- Bibliography and Research Resources
- Significant Museum Collections
- "Herman Melville's Picture Gallery"
A
catered buffet lunch will be provided. Sessions recess at
6 p.m., and reconvene for the evening at 8.
Saturday,
June 9
10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
"Collectors' Weekend Plenary Sessions and Banquet"
Tentative Program:
- Scrimshaw as Fok Art
- The Pagoda Artisan Identified at Last
- New Attributions to N.S. Finney
- Scrimshaw from the Alaska-Hawaii Circuit
- A Dreamtime Tooth by an Australian Aborigine
- The Yup'ik Ivory Season on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska
- Collecting Scrimshaw Bodkins
- Authenticating and Debunking a Jewelry Case Attributed
to the Banknote Engraver
- Fashion-Plate Revelations from Godey's Ladies Book
- Decoding the Powder Horn Cryptograms
- Status Report on Spectrographic Analysis of Pigments
- A Glimpse at Mortuary Motifs
- Collectors' Show-and-Tell
- Scrimshaw Market Update
- Preview Exhibition of Scrimshaw in the July 2007 sale
at Northeast Auctions
The day also includes a buffet lunch
and plenty of swapping opportunities. The evening program
will then commence with a banquet and a cash bar.
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