Cane with inscriptions regarding life of Thomas Jefferson
Unknown Maker, American, 19th century
about 1890s
Carved hardwood (maple or birch)
Overall: 35 1/8 × 1 3/16 in. (89.2 × 3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Judith D. and Charles H. Hood, Class of 1951
2016.36.12
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Personal Gear: Cane
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed in relief carving: THOS. JEFFERSON OF / VA BORN APR. 13, 1743 / 1801 TO 1809 WAS PRESIDENT US; WROTE DECLARATION / OF INDEPENDENCE; FOUNDER OF UNIVERISTY VA / 1819; DIED JULY 4 1824 / THIS CANE WAS CUT NEAR JEFFERSONS TOMB
Provenance
Collected by Judith D. and Charles H. Hood (1929-2016), Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, date unknown; given to present collection, 2016.
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