Unknown American
Busk

Busk

Public Domain

Maker
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Busk
Date18th century
Made inUnited States
MediumHickory
Dimensions13 × 1 5/8 in. (33 × 4.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.67.18
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionA woman would have used this thin, flat wooden busk or corset stay to provide additional rigidity at the front of a corset, into which the busk would slide. A busk was often a romantic gift from a man to a woman.
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; given to MFAH, 1967.

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