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On Display: House - Essex Hall
Busk
1771
Category
Wood (other)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Maple
Museum Object Number
1958.2734
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2734
Object Name
Busk
Category
Wood (other)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Date
1771
Materials
- Maple
Techniques
- Incised
Dimensions (inches)
3 (W) x 14 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
7.62 (W) x 35.56 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 124, fig. 66Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 131, fig. 70Article: Roeber, Catharine Christie Dann. 2011 Beautiful Busks. Antiques and Fine Art. (Summer): 142 - 143.
• Published: p. 143