001 busk
Identification number: 001
Object: Corset busk
Material: Whale skeletal bone
Artist: Joseph Bradford
Date: August 1 or 7, 1833
Basis inscribed on piece
Length: 13 1/8" 33.4 cm
Width: 1 9/16" 3.9 cm
Thickness: 1/8" 3 mm
Pigment: Black
Tool used: knife
Design description: - Face border of points, top to bottom: house, geometric circle, potted plant, sailing ship, American flag, Joseph Bradford, August 1, 1833, plant, house, anchor, sea birds over ship, tree
Verso: see attached sheets copied by Virginia Adams and by Janet West
Condition: generally good, dirty overall, considerable surface scratching
Cleaned 17 May 1999
