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Scrimshaw Busk

Additional Title(s)
  • Scrimshaw Long Plaque Busk
ClassificationsCOSTUMES AND JEWELRY
Dateca. 1825
Mediumwhalebone and pigment
Dimensions13 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 1/16 in. (33.7 × 3.2 × 0.2 cm.)
DescriptionScrimshaw long plaque double sided busk; found in Connecticut
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Jonathan and Karin Fielding
Status
On view
Object number2016.25.3
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William Homes, Sr.
ca. 1743
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Ring with Miniature Portrait
James Ferguson
1771
Object number: 96.22B
Whalebone Clothespins
Unknown, American
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Object number: 2016.25.146
Oval Box with Inlaid Five-point Star
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Stenciled Box
Unknown, American
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Object number: 2016.25.44
Photography © 2014 Fredrik Nilsen
Unknown, American
ca. 1825
Object number: L2015.41.133
Fireboard
Unknown, American
ca. 1825
Object number: 2016.25.93
Splint Woven Basket
Unknown, American
late 19th century
Object number: 2016.25.24