Cane

walking stick

Name/Title

Cane

Entry/Object ID

2006.52

Description

Cane or walking stick formed from a single, mostly straight length of wood. The handle is at a bend or knot and is painted silver. There are shallow carvings throughout the length, including the initials "JPC", a hatchet head, a canoe, and the inscription, "1907 JPC Lake Dunmore Moo-sa-la-moo", is burned into the cane.

Context

Made by John P. Clement of Lake Dunmore, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2006.52

Source or Donor

Marro, Nicola

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Clement, John Pixley (1893-1968)

Date made

1907

Place

Village

Lake Dunmore

Town

Salisbury

County

Addison County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

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

Width

4 in

Depth

2-1/2 in

Length

54-1/2 in

Material

Wood