Cane

Object Name:

Cane

Object ID:

1954.004

Place of Origin:

Exeter, NH

Date:

circa 1810

Description:

Cane. Knotty wood, carved with a twisted ridge. Wide brass finial and small rusted tip. 1.5" ivory head with "BCG" carved in it. Letter "C" slightly elevated. Round eyelet with ivory rim inserted ~6.5" from top. Eyelet slightly loose. Label varnished just above ferrule, "5/6/54". Two decorative lines around center of ferrule at bottom. Shaft relatively straight, but with about three different sections slightly curved. Carved vine wraps around shaft about 7.75 times. ~27 branch stubs, raised and/or smoothed on sides of shaft. Two incised lines at bottom of ivory head.

Material:

Wood
Metal
Skeletal
Ivory

Dimensions:

L-33.6 Dia-1.2 inches Weight-8.75 oz

Provenance:

The cane was originally owned by Benjamin Clark Gilman (1763-1835) of Exeter, NH.

Credit Line:

Gift of Hurlburt A. Armstrong

People:

Gilman, Benjamin Clark (1763-1835), Armstrong, Hurlburt A. (1896-1961)

Subjects:

Canes