Cane

cane

Name/Title

Cane

Entry/Object ID

2015.27.1

Description

Wooden cane with burned decoration. The cane is burned with a pattern of circles and dots. On the front of the shaft just below the grip knob is an engraved image of a small cabin with the label, "Meade's Headquarters" and the date 1889.

Acquisition

Accession

2015.27

Source or Donor

Dopp, Sarah L.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of Myron Chapin Warner and Katharine E. Dopp

Made/Created

Date made

1889

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Cane

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Stick, Walking

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Assistive Objects

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

34-3/8 in

Circumference

2-3/4 in

Material

Wood, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Grand Army of the Republic

Related Places

Place

City

Gettysburg

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America