Presentation cane depicting heroes of the U.S. navy
Unknown Maker, American, 20th century
about 1900
Etched birch, white metal ferule
Overall: 34 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (88.3 × 3.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Judith D. and Charles H. Hood, Class of 1951
2016.36.15
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Personal Gear: Cane
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed on top of handle: John Bindley / to /H. J. Heinz / Nov. 1900; inscribed, in etching, on shaft, below figure of sailor near top of shaft: HEROES OF THE U.S NAVY; etched, below the respective portrait heads: Adm George Dewey; Winfield S. Schley; Wm T. Sampson [last letter obscured by the design]; Robley D. Evans ["s" is partially obscured by the design]; C. E. Clark
Provenance
Tradewind Antiques, Danvers, Mass., “Auction of Antique Canes,” April 26, 2003, lot 80, illus. in color p. 62; sold to Judith D. and Charles H. Hood (1929-2016), Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 2003; given to present collection, 2016
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