POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK19th CenturyHeart-shaped lobed top and curved base. Ten-pointed bicolor stars in each lobe. Upper vignette depicts a woman gathering flowers into a basket. Central vignette depicts a spread-wing eagle with a ribbon in its beak, a Union shield, American flags on spearhead poles, a cannon, cannonballs and a drum. Lower vignette depicts a simple songbird. Harlequin banded border along the perimeter, save for the lobed top, which has a draped border. Borders and upper two vignettes are deeply engraved and richly inked.Length 13″.
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK 19th Century
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