Cane

Object Name:: Cane
Object ID:: 2004.045.02
Place of Origin:: San Francisco, CA
Date:: 1860
Description:: Cane. Presented to Lewis Downing Sr. (1792-1873) by Thomas S. Eastman, 1860. Ebony shaft, 1" diam. at top, tapering to 0.65" at tip. Silver head with eight facets curving upward, 1.65" diam. at top, engraved with feathered script. One facet engraved "Presented / by / T.S. Eastman / of / Sanfrancisco / To". Adjacent facet engraved "L. Downing / Concord / N.H. / May 20th, / 1860." Octagonal faceted piece of gold quartz set in top, 1.1" x 1.1". Iron tip, 1" long.
Material:: Wood
Ebony
Metal
Silver
Iron
Stone
Quartz
Dimensions:: L-35.75 Dia-1.65 inches
Provenance:: Presented to Lewis Downing Sr. (1792-1873) by Thomas S. Eastman (1821-1912) of San Francisco, formerly of Concord, NH. Presented in San Francisco on May 20, 1860, while Downing was on a six-month visit to California. According to his Last Will and Testament, December 27, 1872, bequeathed by Lewis Downing (1792-1873) to his son Lewis Downing, Jr. (1820-1901). Given to Heston S. Hirst's mother, Mary Stillings Hirst (1879-1972), by Gertrude Downing (1865-1952), daughter of Lewis Downing, Jr.
Credit Line:: Gift of Ruth G. and Heston S. Hirst
People:: Eastman, Thomas S. (1821-1912), Downing, Lewis (1792-1873), Downing, Lewis, Jr. (1820-1901), Downing, Gertrude (1865-1952), Hirst, Mary S. (1879-1972), Hirst, Heston S. (1915-2005)
Subjects:: Canes, Memento, Quartz, Gold