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Busk
c. 184019th Century
12 1/4 in. x 1 3/8 in.
Object Type:
Decorative Art
Medium and Support:
baleen
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Miss Mabel Harris
Accession Number:
1957.87
A baleen busk with a carved motif including branches and geometric paisleys with a floral border. Theodore Harris was a seaman from Southold, Suffolk County, New York, who died at sea in the South Pacific in 1850. This collection of baleen busks was donated by his niece, Mabel Harris.
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