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Cane

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1712

GUSN

GUSN-32685

Description

Brown wood with heavy bone knob handle; silver notched collar; holes for tassel with leather strip remaining in hole; silver band at tip (lacquered?); knob handle etched with dots in scroll pattern.

Details

Descriptive Terms

canes (walking sticks)
accessories
ivory (tooth component)
leather
silver (metal)
wood (plant material)
Stick, Walking
Cane
Cane

Inscription

Engraved at collar in script: ""John Newcomb March 1712""

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

33 1/4 (H) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of J.B. Howard

Accession Number

1929.509

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