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Elizabeth, thanks for the additional info and yes it is that pattern.
Not too long after posting my request, I found reference to most busks
curving in like this in the 1840s--I think it was in Severa's Dressed
for the Photographer. Certainly the photos in that book support the idea
of American women using this type of busk in the 1840s.
I have decided to go with a wooden busk for several reasons.
Although the split busk may have been invented, that doesn't mean it was
used universally, especially in western New York. What I am thinking of
doing is using a wooden busk that ends where the curve begins. I am also
thinking that the curving busk (supposing I could find one) will present
some mobility problems in the program that I run while in costume--lots
of bending and stooping over a fire. I think it may be a process of
trial and error to see what works while maintaining an appropriate
silhouette.
- Re: [h-cost] 1844 Corset Again-Busk Questions Anne
