Polychrome scrimshaw whalebone busk, 19th century
Polychrome scrimshaw whalebone busk 19th century Worked with various devices including garlanded sheet music, angel holding s scroll incised "Love," and emblazoned American eagle under eleven stars, a figure of a native American holding a Texas flag, and a landscape with church and figure of a lady with book.
L: 13 1/4 in.
PROVENANCE:Collection of the late Hans U. Jahn, Charlottesville, VA.
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Polychrome scrimshaw whalebone busk 19th century Worked with various devices including garlanded sheet music, angel holding s scroll incised "Love," and emblazoned American eagle under eleven stars, a figure of a native American holding a Texas flag, and a landscape with church and figure of a lady with book.
L: 13 1/4 in.
PROVENANCE:Collection of the late Hans U. Jahn, Charlottesville, VA.
