Cane
- Object Name:
- Cane
- Object ID:
- 1990.078
- Creator:
- Vials, John (1827-1912)
- Place of Origin:
- Crawford Notch, NH
- Date:
- 1903
- Description:
- Walking Stick. Souvenir of the Flume, 1903. Made by John "English Jack" Vials (1827-1912), the hermit of Crawford Notch. Carved fir wood. Rustic style. 1.25" diam. at head, 0.4" diam. at tip. Made from small tree with bark removed from trunk in decorative patterns. Bark stripped from branches, then branches wrapped around trunk in decorative curves. Branches stapled in place to retain shape. Some sections of branches broken and missing. Bark in upper section is carved in pattern of circles. Near top, letters "FLUME / 1903" are carved out in relief, as is profile of Old Man of the Mountain.
- Material:
- Wood
Fir - Dimensions:
- W-5.6 L-46.1 Dia-1.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Made by John Vials (1827-1912), known as "English Jack" or "Jack of the Mountain," the hermit of Crawford Notch. He made and sold souvenirs and refreshments from his home in Crawford Notch, known as "The House that Jack Built." This stick was made as a souvenir of Franconia Notch.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Jordan
- People:
- Vials, John (1827-1912)
- Subjects:
- Canes, Flume, Franconia Notch, Old Man of the Mountain, Souvenirs
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