Cane

Item Information

Title:
Cane
Description:
Irregular, tapered cylindrical shaft formed from a slender tree trunk, numerous projections where branches have been removed; three dimensionally carved ivory grip representing a woman's right hand closed about a shaft; brass ferrule; black rubber tip.
Date:
1845–1855
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
brass (alloy)
carving (processes)
ivory (material)
rubber (material)
wood (plant material)
canes (walking sticks)
accessories (object genre)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
figure- and animal-derived motifs
hands (animal components)
Vegetable Ivory
Brass
Rubber
Hand
Carved
Places:
New Hampshire > Rockingham (county) > Portsmouth
Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.)
Extent:
25.25 in. (L)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/5689
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Ralph May
Accession #:
1971.951
Identifier:
5689