Cane

Object Name:: Cane
Object ID:: 1906.005.15
Place of Origin:: Antietam, MD
Date:: 1862-1894
Description:: Cane. Brass, lead, and wood. Cylindrical smooth hardwood with a light finish. Rounded head and tip. Lead bullet near the top as shot in, which is held in place by a brass bar screwed on. Wood seems to have grown around it. Bullet remnant length: 0.9". Concave base to bullet on one side. Brass strap, 4.75" x 0.4" wide, depth ~ 0.1". Four flathead slotted screws holding strap in place. Single brass screw passing through bullet at center. Rounded edges and tampered ends to strap. Paper label ~2" long x 0.5" wide, clipped corners and red border. Surface abrasions to label. A varnished label in place reads "No 24 Cane from Old Dunkard Church, Antietam", all barely legible. At top, oval with measures of 1" x 0.9". At base, 0.6" x 0.6".
Material:: Wood
Metal
Brass
Lead
Dimensions:: W-1 L-36.3 D-0.9 inches Weight-9.15 oz
Provenance:: Horace W. Harmon Collection. Harmon catalog entry #24: "Cane from old Dunkard Church, Antietam. Union bullet as shot in."
Credit Line:: Gift of Horace W. Harmon
People:: Harmon, Horace W. (1844-1911)
Subjects:: Canes, Bullets