Cane
- Object Name:
- Cane
- Object ID:
- 2010.031.01
- Date:
- 1872
- Description:
- Presentation Cane. Presented to Amos Tuck (1810-1879), Land Commissioner of the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad, by land agents of the railroad, 1872. Tapering ebony shaft with mushroom-shaped gold head. Head decorated with chased scrolls and grape clusters. Top of handle engraved, "Hon. A. Tuck, / Land Commissioner, / FROM / Land Agents / A & P. R.R. Co. / July 1872.", within a hexagon. Brass ferrule and steel tip at bottom end of shaft.
- Material:
- Wood
Ebony
Metal
Gold - Dimensions:
- L-36.6 Dia-1.7 inches
- Provenance:
- Presented to Amos Tuck (1810-1879), Land Commissioner of the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad, by land agents of the railroad, 1872. Tuck was appointed land commissioner by the Southern Pacific and the Atlantic & Pacific Railroads in September, 1870. He moved to St. Louis, MO, to assume his duties. The donor is a descendant of Amos Tuck.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Peter S. French
- People:
- Tuck, Amos (1810-1879)
- Subjects:
- Canes, Grapes, Grape leaves, Railroads
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