Whalebone busk with geometric patterns.

busk

SCRIMSHAW & ALLIED ARTS - BUSKS
marad; scrimshaw
USA, MA, New Bedford
bone
Overall: 13 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 1/2 in.

White whalebone busk, with geometrical patterns on one side; round ends are warped; border is slanted lines. Designs are 11 motifs - crossed branches, 5 geometrics interspersed, a heart, 2 circles and a globe above a balloon. Bottom to top: circles, heart, circles, rosette, circles, rosette, architectural motif, balloon; rounded top and bottom. From New Bedford.

1936.79