The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Narwhal tusk [ARK00013]
In Print: England's Forgotten Worthies, 303 Attached People: Donator of object(s) - Frobisher, Martin (c. 1535 or 1539-15 Nov 1594)Recipient of object(s) - Elizabeth I of England (1533-1603)
Location(s): Originating Location (object) - Atlantic Ocean (Body of Water)
Annotation:Froude writes: “Frobisher, who was but a poor sailor adventurer, sees [Queen Elizabeth] wave her handkerchief to him from the Greenwich Palace windows, and he brings her a narwhal’s horn for a present” (303).