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Scrimshawed Corset Busk
4/12/2014 - Americana: Live Salesroom Auction
American, mid-19th century. A whalebone corset busk showing a variety of images including a pair of roses, a woman, a man and horse, American and British battle ships, one a steam and sail hybrid, and a military drummer, initialed near bottom of busk
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lg. 14 in.
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