Description: SAILOR CARVED BOXED SET OF WHALEBONE ALPHABET TILES
Set of (26) 19th c. Carved Whalebone Alphabet Tiles, each with a different scrimshaw alphabet letter, in a newer Chinese inlaid rectangular wooden box with red and black lacquered interior, each tile: 3/4" x 1/2" x 1/8". box: 2" x 6 5/8" x 2 3/4". Some tiles have later inked letters on the underside, box does not latch, lacquer losses.