Sperm whale tooth scrimshaw on display at the Nantucket Whaling Museum, with the inscription "The Susan on her homeward bound passage." This tooth is one of a well-known series of at least 35 engraved sperm-whale teeth known as Susan's Teeth, engraved by Frederick Myer. Frederick is the earliest known American scrimshaw artist to sign and date his work. This tooth is dated 22 August 1829. Behind this tooth is the Journal of the Whaleship Susan kept by Captain Reuben Russel from 12 December 1841 to 28 May 1846.
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