Le Cluse Busk

Date1839-1842

Mediumwhale skeletal bone

Dimensions15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.1988

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionMonochrome engraved one side only. Recto: Giant dahlia; bust portrait of a woman in ringlet curls, wearing a pendant necklace and broad-brimmed hat with feather; compass rose star pattern; full-length standing figure of a woman in a tartan and full Highland regalia, with feathered hat (the central, dominant vignette); a second compass rose star pattern; bust portrait of a woman in mortarboard-shaped veil with pendant necklace; knighthood-type medal device; bordered with geometrical designs, cross-hatching, and columns. Verso marked "W Saville".

See: S-576 (2001.100.909) and S-577 (2001.100.910).ProvenanceRichard A. Bourne, Hyannisport, Mass., 08/05/1987 $775.00

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