Busk
c. 1840
19th Century
11 3/4 in. x 1 1/2 in. x 1/8 in.
Object Type:
Decorative Art
Medium and Support:
baleen
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Miss Mabel Harris
Accession Number:
1957.83
A baleen busk with a carved motif including an interlocking heart, a geometric spire, a star pointed compass, a cathedral tower, a vase of flowers and a tree. Harris, a seaman, died at sea in the South Pacific in 1850.