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Cane

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1840-1860

GUSN

GUSN-58990

Description

Cane with a cylindrical tapering shaft and a curved bulbous handle with a wide collar.

Details

Descriptive Terms

canes (walking sticks)
accessories
bone (material)
Stick, Walking
Cane
Cane

Pattern

Bone

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

35 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 3 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.2277

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