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Antique Framed Scrimshaw Whalebone Busk c.1850
A charming and romantic example of a nineteenth century scrimshaw busk, perhaps a wedding gift given the scenes featured on this example.
From the Late 17th Century to the Late 19th Century stay busks were used as stiffeners for inserting in a woman’s corset or corsage and it continued to be the custom to carve and present stay busks as love tokens as long as the vagaries of fashion decreed a wasp waist accentuated by a long pointed bodice. Stay busks were popular with sailors as a scrimshaw item because, as they were shaped from the pan bone of a whale, they provided a flat even surface that could be easily engraved.
Later framed. Dating to around 1850, a truly lovely example. The busk measures 5" in length and the frame measuring 10" x 8".
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From the Late 17th Century to the Late 19th Century stay busks were used as stiffeners for inserting in a woman’s corset or corsage and it continued to be the custom to carve and present stay busks as love tokens as long as the vagaries of fashion decreed a wasp waist accentuated by a long pointed bodice. Stay busks were popular with sailors as a scrimshaw item because, as they were shaped from the pan bone of a whale, they provided a flat even surface that could be easily engraved.
Later framed. Dating to around 1850, a truly lovely example. The busk measures 5" in length and the frame measuring 10" x 8".
Item 37049 FREE worldwide and domestic registered delivery directly from the UK
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Category Nautical Antiques
Date c.1850
Victorian Antiques Material Bone
Origin English
Item code as584a728 / 37049
Status For Sale
£495.00 
$672.95
€580.98
$672.95
€580.98
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