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Busk or corset stay
Busk or corset stay

Busk or corset stay

Charles Clemmons (American)
about 1863
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueHorn/ivory or bone/shell
Dimensions40 x 4.9 cm (15 3/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Frank C. Doble
Accession number1992.59
On View
On view
ClassificationsDecorative arts
Collections
InscriptionsInscribed on back in black ink "Made by / Charles Clemmons / Charles Clements, of U.S. Navy"Provenance1992, given to the MFA by the estate of Frank C. Doble (b. 1886--d. 1969) (1) (Accession date: February 26, 1992)