There’s quite an unusual-looking tusk nestled among one of our tusk drawers…a carved tusk cribbage board! This board was used on the Schooner Bowdoin.
The phrase and dates refer to the Crocker Land Expedition (Nil desperandum is a quote from poet Horace, meaning “never despair”), and the small carving depicts Borup Lodge and a dog team.
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