A Heart-Pierced and Engraved Scrimshaw Whalebone Busk, Probably New England, Dated 1872

Property from a Martha's Vineyard Collection

A Heart-Pierced and Engraved Scrimshaw Whalebone Busk, Probably New England, Dated 1872

made of pan bone, the top with rounded edges and a pierced inverted heart, above which the engraved initials E L, below which the engraved name Martha above a pinwheel and the date 1872, further engraved with potted flowers, a heart with the initials M C and a five-pointed star, with a later metal stand

length 12 in.

30.5 cm