Busk

Date1789 (dated)

MediumWood (fruitwood)

DimensionsLength: 13 1/2"; Width: 1 3/4"; Thickness: 1/2"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1966-252

DescriptionBusk hand carved fruitwood; It has extensive carving in checkerboard and floral designs on the front, as well as two sets of initials, EH and WP, and the date 1789. There is a lengthy verse on the back: "A heart I have and it is True, Which I have kept only for you/ If yours be there and be not gon Let us join them both in one/ And let that other man a lone for in short time I shall be gon/ the ring is round and ase no end so is my love unto & my friend.

Construction History:
1. 1789 Initial Construction
MarkingsCarved verse: " A heart I have And it is True, Which I have kept only for you/ If yours be there and be not gon Let us join them both in one/ And let that other man a lone for in short time I shall be gon/ the ring is round and ase no end so is my love unto & my friend.