Busk
c. 1840
19th Century
14 in. x 1 3/4 in. x 1/8 in.
Captain Theodore Harris,
(June 1, 1825–November 24, 1850)
Object Type:
Decorative Art
Medium and Support:
baleen
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Miss Mabel Harris
Accession Number:
1957.81
A baleen busk with a carved motif including a tree, house and a garden and diamond and heart shapes. Harris, a seaman, died at sea in the South Pacific in 1850.