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Busks

Dateca. 1860
Terms
  • Busks
  • Baleen
Dimensions3.18 × 38.1 cm (1 1/4 × 15 in.)
Object numberCOS0074.0102
DescriptionA baleen ("whalebone") busk or stay for a corset. The busk consists of a brown, flat stick with rounded ends.
corset
Object number: COS74.37
ca. 1840
stays
Object number: Cos74.82
1770-1799
Slipseat
Object number: Th2
Henry David Thoreau
ca. 1810
Object number: H0124
Early 1700s ?
lace collar
Object number: COS51.23
1906
Necktie
Object number: 2010.45
ca. 1941