002 busk
Identification number: 002
Object: Corset busk
Material: Whale skeletal bone
Artist: unknown
Date: 19th century
Basis style
Length: 14" 35.7 cm
Width: 1 11/16" 4.2 cm
Thickness: 1/16" 1.5 mm
Pigment: Black
Tool used: knife
Design description: - Face Top to bottom: heart, star in circle, fylfot, heart, balloon ascension, lozenge, arc, circle
Top: two arcs, notched in from margin; bottom rounded to half-circle, notched in
Verso:
Condition: good, dirty overall, warped
Cleaned 17 May 1999
