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Courtesy of the Trustees of the New Bedford Free Public Library

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About this artifact

Clifford Ashley drew these crew members mincing the blubber on board a whaleship. The whale's blubber would be cut into small pieces before boiling it out in the try pots. Mr. Ashley made this and other drawings and paintings from his experiences on a whaling voyage. Charcoal on paper.

Date:
1905
Dimensions:
Width: 10" Length: 14 1/2"
Creator:
Clifford W. Ashley

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