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SCRIMSHAW CHESS SET
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Overview
(a) Foldout card chess board with (b) - (q) 16 black and (r) - (gg) 16 white pieces. Classic design.
Historical information
Made by Ralph Bennett (Ref. Jill Bell in conversation with AG 20.3.99)
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-128-SC1999.278a-gg
Item type
Objects
Scrimshaw
Material
Card
Ivory
Width
29 mm
Height or length
85 mm
Weight
42 g
Inscriptions and markings
(a) (on board on paper label) [CHESS/DRAUGHTS/A Sands Product...]
Contextual information
[NB Board is not original to set.](From J&JO Bell Collection, list item#74 p.6 /8)
Place made
WA, Australia
Statement of significance
This item has social and historical significance. It was made by a local Albany artist, using materials taken from whales harvested by the Cheynes Beach Whaling Company when it was operational. Objects such as these were carved by former employees and locals who acquired whalebone, ivory and baleen from the whaling station.
Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Object’s condition or completeness
Public location
Scrimshaw gallery at AHWS
Last modified
Wednesday, 19 August, 2026
Completeness
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