Baleen busk

Date19th Century

Mediumbaleen

Dimensions1 5/8 × 12 3/4 in. (4.1 × 32.4 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.1042

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionBaleen busk, decorated on one side only. Top carved to a tapered round tab, bottom rounded. Tree, hearts with arrows, leaves, flowers, branches, unidentified building with ?harpoons as roof ornaments, U.S. flag.ProvenanceRider Collection, Hamilton, MA, 1966

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