Collection Item: Stay Busk
Basic info
- Collection
- Costume and Textiles
- Object name
- Stay busk
- Object category
- Costume, female
- Object subcategory
- Supporting and/or shaping structures
- Description
- Stay busk made of wood. The front is carved with geometric designs, a pot of flowers and a heart. The top of the busk is heart shaped. The initials "E.W". and "1780" are carved at the top.The reverse is plain apart from some writing in faded red ink at the top.
- Production date start
- 1780
- Period
- Georgian
Identification
- Object number
- YORCM : TSS144
- Alternative number
- YORYM : YM255
- Number of objects
- 1
- Classification code
- 3.3351
- Classification scheme
- SHIC
- ID
- 10001378
Physical Characteristics
- Materials
- Wood (Whole)
- Dimensions
- Whole length 340.0 mm
Production
- Technique
- Carved
