Panbone busk

busk

SCRIMSHAW & ALLIED ARTS - BUSKS
marad; scrimshaw
Jibboom Club
USA, CT, New London
bone
Overall: 13 5/8 x 1 9/16 x 1/8 in.

Busk; panbone, lower end rounded, upper end scalloped; decorated with 6 incised motifs: from top to bottom: two lovebirds perched on a heart, cupid, full-length view of woman reading a book, butterfly on flower in flowerpot, [flower petals tinted red], cornucopia, five-pointed star; reverse undecorated; possibly formerly in collection Jibboom Club, New London, CT.

1996.160.1