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Cameo portrait of Sir Walter Scott

John Crookshanks King (American, 1806–1882)
1870
Object Place: United States

Medium/Technique Horn, ivory, bone, shell
Dimensions Height x width: 1 7/16 x 1 3/16 in. (3.7 x 3 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Abbott Lawrence
Accession Number76.258
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment

DescriptionSir Walter Scott; after the bust by Chantry; white and gray shell.
Signed "No 340 King" (from card)
ProvenanceCollection of Abbott Lawrence by 1876; to MFA April 22, 1876, gift.