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Busk (Scrimshaw busk)
1840-1860
Category
Organic (ivory, horn, etc.)
Place of Origin
Possibly New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Bone (whale)
- Paint
- Ink
Museum Object Number
1959.0731
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0731
Object Name
Busk (Scrimshaw busk)
Category
Organic (ivory, horn, etc.)
Place of Origin
Possibly New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Possibly a whaleman from Rhode Island.
Previous creation place given: England or United States.
Date
1840-1860
Subject(s)
- Allegory
- Maritime
- Seascape
- Flowers
- Scrimshaw
Materials
- Bone (whale)
- Paint
- Ink
Techniques
- Incised
- Painted
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.5 (W) x 12.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.81 (W) x 31.75 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Roeber, Catharine Christie Dann. 2011 Beautiful Busks. Antiques and Fine Art. (Summer): 142 - 143.
• Published: p. 143Book: Malley, Richard C. 1983 Graven by the Fisherman Themselves: Scrimshaw in Mystic Seaport Museum.
• Chapter 4, pp. 85-91.Book: Hellman, Nina. 1992 A Mariner's Fancy: The Whaleman's Art of Scrimshaw.
• Bone busks illustrated: pp. 65-66.