William Henry Taft Political Campaign Cane
Unknown Maker, American, 20th century
about 1908
Photomechanical portrait of Taft in circular knob handle, string wrapped over metal shaft Printed within image: WM. H. TAFT / FOR PRESIDENT
Overall: 33 1/4 × 1 5/8 in. (84.5 × 4.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Judith D. and Charles H. Hood, Class of 1951
2016.36.2
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Personal Gear: Cane
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Inscriptions
Numbered, in felt tip ink, on sticker around base of shaft printed “BUYER’S NUMBER”: 70
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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