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Busk (Scrimshaw busk)
1930-1950
Category
Organic (ivory, horn, etc.)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Ivory (walrus)
- Ink
Museum Object Number
1967.0874
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1967.0874
Object Name
Busk (Scrimshaw busk)
Category
Organic (ivory, horn, etc.)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Date
1930-1950
Subject(s)
- Scrimshaw
Materials
- Ivory (walrus)
- Ink
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.75 (W) x 0.18 (D) x 10.87 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.45 (W) x 0.47 (D) x 27.62 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Wass, Ann Buermann & Fandrich, Michelle Webb. 2010 Clothing Through American History: The Federal Era through Antebellum, 1786-1860.
• pg 75Book: Frank, Stuart M. 2012 Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved: Scrimshaw in the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
Book: Malley, Richard C. 1983 Graven by the Fisherman Themselves: Scrimshaw in Mystic Seaport Museum.
• Chapter 4, pp. 85-91.