Cane

Object Name:

Cane

Object ID:

1976.004

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1863

Description:

Cane. Black, cylindrical, smooth wood, brass ferrule, chased gold head. Flaring top, deeply engraved with flowers, curlycues, in six segments around top end of cap. Below that, border of incised small flowers and stems. Below that, single row of beads. Cap loose. Underneath cap on shaft five grooves cut around to aid as adhesive (failed). Ferrule at base, steel: 0.98" long. Shaft diameter at base: 0.65". Shaft diameter at top averages: 0.95".
"Presented to / Thomas J. Smith. (flourishes under name) / by the Democratic Members of the / N.H. Legislature. (flourishes) / 1863 (flourishes before and after) / 'the Constitution as it is. / the Union as it / was.' "

Material:

Wood
Metal
Brass
Gold

Dimensions:

L-35.5 Dia-1.5 inches Weight-14.55 oz

Credit Line:

Gift of Dorothy S. Pearce

People:

Smith, Thomas J. (1830-1892)

Subjects:

Canes