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Key Information
- Title:
- Staybusk - Scrimshaw
- Object Name:
- scrimshaw
- Location on Display:
- Museum - Not Currently on display
- Accession No:
- KINCM:2005.2401
- Other Numbers:
- W5.329
- Brief Description:
- Staybusk made from whale's baleen, with rounded corners. One side is decorated with a chequered pattern; the starboard profile of a man-of-war ship; flowers in a pot; a heart with crossed arrows; and a sloop. The reverse is decorated with the starboard profile of a whaling ship; three whaleboats; a whale; a whaleboat; the starboard profile of a brig; two whaleboats; and a whale, along the length of the busk.
Physical Information
- Description:
- Stay busk made from whale's baleen, with rounded corners. One side is decorated with a chequered pattern; the starboard profile of a man-of-war ship; flowers in a pot; a heart with crossed arrows; and a sloop. The reverse is decorated with the starboard profile of a whaling ship; three whaleboats; a whale; a whaleboat; the starboard profile of a brig; two whaleboats; and a whale, along the length of the busk.
Dimensions:
| Type | Height | Width | Depth | Diameter | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 399[mm] | 54[mm] | 5[mm] |
