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Collection Highlights

Dressing table
1795-1810
INV.14982
Mahogany, mahogany and other inlays, white pine, yellow poplar
Possible Original Owner: Margaret Maria Livingston

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Cane

Cane
Object name 
Cane
Date 
1900-1910
Related People 
Owner: William Sulzer
Medium 
Bamboo, silver, ivory
Dimensions 
Overall: 34 x 2 in. ( 86.4 x 5.1 cm )
Description 
Bamboo cane with varnished shaft, ivory semi-crook handle, and silver collar with engraved inscription.
Credit Line 
Gift of Mrs. William Sulzer
Object Number 
1942.91
Marks 
stamped: on collar: "SOLID SILVER" engraved: on collar: "Hon. William Sulzer./From Friends March 18, 1906"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.