Baleen busk

Date19th Century

Mediumbaleen

Dimensions1 5/8 × 12 5/8 in. (4.1 × 32.1 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.1633

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionBrown baleen busk. Decorated on one side only. Both ends rounded. Basket or vase of flowers, monolith lectern or alter with pitcher and glass, arrows, heart motif, "A B C", a ship under sail, stone church with church yard and a flowering plant.ProvenanceRider Collection, Hamilton, MA, 1966

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