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Title:
Corset Busk
Description/Caption:
Material: Whale skeletal bone
Date: 19th Century
Basis style
Pigment: Black, red, gold
Tool used: knife
Design: Face Top to bottom: Angel holding Holy Bible, urn with roses, seal of Rhode Island with word "Hope" over anchor, sailing ship
Collection:
Scrimshaw Collection
Item Type:
Corset Busk
Item ID:
nwcS008
Author/Creator:
Unknown
Dimensions:
Length: 12 1/4" 31.1 cm; Width: 1 11/16" 4.3 cm; Thickness: 1/16" 2 mm
Location:
PPL Special Collections
Source:
Paul C. Nicholson Whaling Collection
Notes:
Condition: Dirty overall; Cleaned 17 May 1999; Other notes: Location: Box 1; Cataloged by Judith N. Lund - Date: 29 March 1999
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