Busk
late 18th century
Medium/TechniqueCarved wood
DimensionsHeight x length: 2 × 8 cm (13/16 × 3 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Bertram J. Malenka
Accession number2019.675
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ProvenanceBy 2015, Bertram J. Malenka (b. 1923 – d. 2018) and Ruth S. Malenka (b. 1926 – d. 2015), Belmont, MA; 2019, gift of the estate of Bertram J. Malenka to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 19, 2019)
1740s
19th century
1850s
19th century
late 18th to early 19th century
1783–85
about 1825–50