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Stay Busk

July 1796 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wooden corset-busk. Triangular cross-section. Pricked decoration and inset coloured paintings (flowers, initials with hearts, and the date "July ye 20th 1796" behind inset lozenge and round pieces of glass. One round pane cracked, over the date.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
wood, carved, with inset glass and painting
Brief description
Stay busk, carved wood with inset painted medallions
Physical description
Wooden corset-busk. Triangular cross-section. Pricked decoration and inset coloured paintings (flowers, initials with hearts, and the date "July ye 20th 1796" behind inset lozenge and round pieces of glass. One round pane cracked, over the date.
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • S (Initial in lozenge on left hand side of busk)
  • D (Initial on right hand side of busk)
  • July ye 20th 1796 (Date inscribed on left hand side of busk behind round pane of glass)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.345-1921

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Record createdSeptember 19, 2007
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