SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK
19th Century
Several unusual vignettes cover nearly the entire length, separated and surrounded by line, pique and sawtooth borders, and interspersed with foliate sprigs. Depicts a five-pointed star within a circle, a heart containing floral sprigs, a pendulum clock flanked by trees, a Masonic temple, a figural monument framed by drapes and tassels, a basket of flowers, and a view of a ship as viewed through architectural arches, one topped with a British flag. Busk lobed at top and canted at base.
Length 14.5";.

Chipped along upper right border. Very slightly warped. Scattered small spots of discoloration, probably naturally occurring.
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