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Cane

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1800-1899

GUSN

GUSN-5691

Description

L-shape; tapering cylindrical shaft terminating in a black rubber tip, hand grip carved to resemble the head and saddle back of a horse.

Details

Descriptive Terms

canes (walking sticks)
accessories
rubber (material)
wood (plant material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
horse (animal)
Rubber
Horse
CANE

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

China

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.953

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