Collection Highlights
Four Portraits of North American Indians; verso: sketch of brave riding a horse and shooting a bow and arrow
1859
1941.1209
Oil on gray marbleized prepared heavy textured paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Walking-stick
Title
Walking-stick
Object name
Cane
Date
1884
Medium
Bamboo, pewter
Dimensions
Overall: 35 x 3 1/2 x 1 in. ( 88.9 x 8.9 x 2.5 cm )
Description
Bamboo campaign cane with cast pewter plumed knight's head handle; painted inscription on shaft.
Credit Line
Gift of Hugo V. Sass and Alfred F. Sass
Object Number
1944.126a
Marks
cast: on handle: "BLAINE LOGAN"
painted: on shaft: "BLAINE AND LOGAN/ 1884"
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, this cane was carried in a campaign parade for James Gillepsie Blaine and John Alexander Logan during the 1884 Presidential campaign.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
