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Georgian Stay Busk Love Token

Stock No

4209

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2015
  • £1,450.00
  • €1,651 Euro
  • $1,777 US Dollar

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Item Description

Before the Victorian age a corset was called a stay. Stay busks were inserted into the front of a stay in order to flatten the stomach and keep the wearer upright. They were often triangular in shape, as is this example, and given as love tokens to be worn next to the heart. This example is deeply chip-carved, the method acting rather like the cuts of a stone in jewellery, reflecting light from the cut surfaces. Beneath the design of a mariner's compass at the rounded top are two hearts, pierced and united by two of cupid's arrows. It is cut from a large, thick piece of baleen, taken from the mouth of a Baleen Whale, and dates from around 1780. 10.75 inches in length

 

Item Info

Seller

WALPOLES

Seller Location

London, London

Period

18th Century & Earlier

Item Location

United Kingdom

Seller Location

London, London

Item Location

United Kingdom

Seller Contact No

+44 (0)207 7275263

+44 (0)7831 561042

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