Cane
- Object Name:
- Cane
- Object ID:
- 1986.003.02
- Date:
- circa 1857
- Description:
- Cane. Smooth teak wood with ivory handle. Silver band just below handle. Engraved "J. Butler / U[.]S[.] Ship Constitution 1797." Made from a piece of wood from the "Constitution". Belonged to Jerome C. Butler of Portsmouth, maternal great-grandfather of donor. Metal ferrule slides down to show unfinished area of knob which is slightly undercut. Dark crack on side of knob at base. Some small cracks top of knob at center, both circular and straight. Some discoloration in the surface below silver ring.
- Material:
- Wood
Metal
Skeletal
Ivory
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-1.7 L-34.2 Dia-1.5 inches Weight-9.7 oz
- Provenance:
- Probably made when the USS Constitution was at the Portsmouth Naval shipyard for repairs and refitting in 1857. Jerome C. Butler (1832-1895) of Portsmouth was maternal great-grandfather of donor, Butler Coleman (1938-1987).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Butler Coleman
- Subjects:
- Memento, Souvenirs, Presentation, Canes
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