THE MORGANS
The Whaler Charles W. Morgan
Scrimshaw on antique sperm whale tooth
on cocabola, ebony and mammoth ivory mount.
6.5"H x 2.5"W x 1.75"D (tooth only)
9.5"H x 3.75"W x 3.75"D (overall)

Winner of Award of Excellence 
at 1996 Mystic International Marine Art Exhibition

Private Collection

REVERSE of THE MORGANS 

The Charles W. Morgan is the only survivor of the great era of wooden whaleships. Hove-to and lowering for whales, she is shown here ship-rigged as she was when launched in 1841. Now residing at Mystic Seaport, and restored to her former glory, she is a reminder of the days of sail when American ships were paramount in the dangerous business of whaling. On the reverse is a portrait of the Charles W. Morgan's namesake, principal owner and builder, Charles Waln Morgan.

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