Cane

Object Name:

Cane

Object ID:

1994.022.02

Place of Origin:

New Hampshire

Date:

1931

Description:

Cane, carved wood. " 'HANK' BurrouGhs '31" carved near top, belonging to Henry Baker Burroughs, Dartmouth College, Class of 1931. Dark stained wood with stylized Indian head carved at top, and yellow horn (?) foot. Names/initials and drawings are carved over much of the cane. Names: ACE, BEN, BILL, BILL, B-NEE, Bob, BRAINY, BUDCE, 'BUS', CHARLIE, CHARLiE, Chis, CLIF, DEAK, DERBY, Dill, ED S., ELLIE, ER, F NORRIS, FRED, HAR / DINCE, hardy, HB, HOWIE, hugh, JACK, JACK D, JACK L, JACK R, JACK W, JHC, JIM, JIM F, JOE, JOE C, JOHN, JOHNNY M, J.T.B, LEN, MAC, 'MAC', MARTY, MORT, MOZE, NED, NED, 'OKIE', ORI, 'PIV', RED, RHW, ROD, RUMFORD, RUSS, SHEP, Steck, WARD, WENTON, WH, and YU. Images include one of each: fish, sailor's face, pumpkin face, tower, house, boat, tooth.

Material:

Wood

Dimensions:

H-2.125 L-36.25 D-2 inches

Provenance:

Henry Baker Burroughs (1908-1932), Manchester, NH, youngest son of Sherman E. and Helen (Phillips) Burroughs; graduated Dartmouth College, 1931. Sherman Everett Burroughs (1870-1923), Manchester, NH; lawyer in Manchester, NH; graduate of Concord High School, Dartmouth College 1894, and Columbian College Law School 1897; descendant of John Lovewell.

Credit Line:

Gift of the Estate of Robert P. Burroughs

People:

Burroughs, Henry B. (1908-1932), Burroughs, Robert P. (1900-1994)

Subjects:

Indian's Head, Canes, Walking sticks