Object Record
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Catalog Number |
C13.504.1-7 |
Title |
Lot of Walking Sticks |
Object Name |
Cane |
Description |
A lot of seven walking sticks. .1 is a natural stick with a large growth on top. .2 is a natural stick that has been chewed by a beaver. .3 is a bamboo stick with a metal bottom. .4 is a natural stick that has been varnished, with white bumps at top and a metal bottom. .5 is a plain, finished stick with a turned top. .6 is a natural stick with a forked top, and what lookes to be the name "Prime" written in pencil on top. .7 is a carved stick which depicts monkeys, fruit, leaves, etc. |
Date |
Unknown |
Year Range from |
1850 |
Year Range to |
1920 |
Material |
Wood, metal, bamboo |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Provenance |
Sticks were kept in Reading Room, where they were presumably left behind by patrons and proprietors. |
Search Terms |
Portsmouth Athenaeum Portsmouth Athenaeum Proprietors |
Subjects |
Cane Walking stick |