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Stay Busk

1775-1825 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Shaped and incised bone (ivory?) busk, double-bow at one end, rounded at other, with a scrimshaw design depicting a farmhouse with a thatched roof.


Object details

Categories
Underwear
Fashion
Clothing
Personal Accessories
Accessories
Object type
Stay busk
Materials and techniques
carved bone
Bone
Incising
Brief description
Bone stay busk, 1775-1825, English; Engraved decoration with a picture of a farmhouse
Physical description
Shaped and incised bone (ivory?) busk, double-bow at one end, rounded at other, with a scrimshaw design depicting a farmhouse with a thatched roof.
Dimensions
  • Length: 33cm (Note: measurement converted from department register)
  • Width: 4.1cm (Note: measurement converted from department register)
Credit line
Given by Robert Holland Martin
Subjects depicted
Farmhouse
Fields
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.347-1921

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Record createdMay 21, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O234337/stay-busk-unknown/
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