Cane
- Object Name:
- Cane
- Object ID:
- 2015.010.02
- Date:
- 1895
- Description:
- Walking stick, presented by the New Hampshire legislature to William E. Chandler (1835-1917) of Concord, NH, upon his re-election to the U.S. Senate in 1895. Cylindrical tapered ebony stick with gold L-shaped handle and steel tip. "Hon. / William E. Chandler / Victory / Jan. 15 '95" engraved in script on vertical oval on front of handle. Handle engraved with scrolls and leaf clusters.
- Material:
- Wood
Ebony
Metal
Gold
Steel - Dimensions:
- W-2.8 L-37.2 D-0.5 inches
- Provenance:
- The donor, Rosemary B. Chandler, is the daughter of Horton Lloyd and Elizabeth Bradlee (Snow) Chandler, and the great-granddaughter of William E. Chandler (1835-1917), and his first wife Ann Caroline Gilmore (1836-1871).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Rosemary B. Chandler
- People:
- Chandler, William E. (1835-1917)
- Subjects:
- Presentation, Canes
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