Walking stick - Engraved whalebone

Engraved Whalebone Walking Stick
Dated 1851, tapering form, inscribed "To M. Coffin by Capt. Slocum Ship Ontario of Sandwich Islands April 1851," surrounded by flowering branches and a whale, (minute chip, very minor cracks), length 36 inches.
Part of the William Howard, Sr. collection

Year (or year range)
1851
Approximate era
1851-1900