Sailor Scrimshaw Whalebone Corset Busk, 19th century, engraved and inked in red and black with pinwheel flanked by two potted plants, a star centered heart at the top conforms to the shape of the whalebone, a circumscribed six-pointed star enclosing a five-pointed star at the bottom.
Length 12 in.

Sailor Scrimshanded Whalebone Corset Busk, 19th century, incised and inked (from top to bottom) with compass rose, flower filled urn, initials “REW”, pinwheel, 2 conjoined hearts pierced by arrows and a star with 13 points.
Length 13 ¾ in.