Painted Swordfish Bill

Copied Unidentified, Painted Swordfish Bill, ca. 1920s, painted bone, carved and stained wood inlaid with plastic, 43 5⁄8 x 7 1⁄8 x 1 5⁄8 in. (110.7 x 18.1 x 4.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.328
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Artwork Details

Title
Painted Swordfish Bill
Artist
Unidentified
Date
ca. 1920s
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
43 5⁄8 x 7 1⁄8 x 1 5⁄8 in. (110.7 x 18.1 x 4.0 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
painted bone, carved and stained wood inlaid with plastic
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture Exterior — lighthouse
  • Waterscape — boat
  • Waterscape — harbor
  • Architecture — boat — sailboat
  • Object — weapon — sword
  • Object — other — flag
  • Animal — fish — swordfish
Object Number
1986.65.328
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.65.328