Box w/crest
Classification:
Date:
1920-1970
Medium:
Metal, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 7/8 in. ( 1.3 x 2.9 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Rectangular enameled metal box (possibly a pill box); white with gold edges; flat, hinged lid with crest at center.
Object Number:
INV.2724
Marks:
stamped: on inside of base: "VOLUPTÉ / U.S.A."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
8134
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Purse
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 9 1/4 x 1/4 in. ( 12.7 x 23.5 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Red leather envelope purse with a flap across the top with no closing device, the sides are accordioned; the inside has four compartments.
Object Number:
149d
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
8126
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Walking-stick
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1876
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 88.6 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Wooden cane with straight, tapered ebonized shaft; gold-plated knob handle with embossed foliate decoration and inscriptions; and banded metal ferrule.
Object Number:
INV.8760
Marks:
engraved: on top of handle: "Col W.H. Paine"
engraved: on side of handle: "From/Teachers"
engraved: on side of handle: "Refel/Church"
engraved: on side of handle: "Xmas/1876"
Gallery Label:
This cane was given as a Christmas present to William H. Paine of New York City in 1876.
William H. Paine (1828-1890) was a civil engineer and surveyor for the Union Army during the Civil War. He served as an assistant engineer for the Brooklyn Bridge after the war. He was also a consultant on several bridge, tunnel, and railway projects including the Hudson River Tunnel. His personal paperS are in the Library collections (MS 475).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1876
eMuseum Object ID:
8124
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Walking-stick with removable sword
Classification:
Date:
1860-1880
Medium:
Wood, steel, iron, gold
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 4 3/4 x 1 in. ( 91.4 x 12.1 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Wooden sword cane with tapered shaft, carved eagle head handle with gold collar, and iron ferrule; steel blade.
Credit Line:
Gift of Worthington C. Ford
Object Number:
1916.12ab
Gallery Label:
Accession records state that the cane was used by Gordon Lester Ford (1823-1891). Gordon Lester Ford was a New York Lawyer and investor in several railroad companies. In 1863 he helped found the Brooklyn Daily Union, a newspaper devoted to supporting the Union cause during the Civil War. He also founded the Brooklyn Academy of Music and the Brooklyn Art Association. Ford was also an avid collector of books and manuscripts related to America and assembled what was regarded as one of the largest private collections of Americana in the world. His papers are at the New York Public Library.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
8123
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Walking-stick
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 1 in. ( 90.2 x 8.3 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Cane with gnarled wood shaft and L-shaped handle.
Object Number:
INV.8759
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
8121
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Walking-stick
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 39 3/8 x 3 5/8 x 1 in. ( 100 x 9.2 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Cane composed of a clear glass shaft with red, blue and opaque white canes included; L-shaped handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Brooklyn Museum
Object Number:
1954.209b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
8120
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Walking-stick with a sword
Classification:
Date:
1860-1900
Medium:
Wood, ebony, brass, silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 1/2 in. ( 90.2 x 8.6 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Sword cane with crook handle; ebony with silver inlay at handle end; brass ferrule
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Object Number:
1954.10
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
8119
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Walking-stick
Classification:
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Wood, metal, bone
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 92.1 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Wood cane with twisted shaft, bone knob handle, and metal ferrule; shaft intricately carved with fish, leaves, and four fingers.
Credit Line:
Gift of William Whetten
Object Number:
1872.21
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, the bone handle of this cane was carved by a Mandan Native American. The late John B. Whetten obtained it from this Mandan individual a short time before the destruction of the Mandan Tribe by small pox.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
8118
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Walking-stick
Classification:
Date:
1850-1930
Medium:
Wood, brass, steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 3/4 x 1 in. ( 88.3 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Tapering cane with wooden shaft, brass ferrule and iron tip.
Credit Line:
Gift of DeWitt M. Lockman
Object Number:
1934.57
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
8117
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Walking-stick
Classification:
Date:
1910-1918
Medium:
Wood, metal (brass, silver), horn
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 5/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 87.9 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Wood cane with antler knob handle with inlaid silver disc, heavily knotted wood shaft with silver collar and plaque, and tapered brass ferrule.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Honorable William Sulzer
Object Number:
1936.408
Marks:
stamped: on silver collar: "William Sulzer"; "Henry Clay"
engraved: on silver disc on handle: "ILH"
engraved: on silver plaque: "Cane of Henry Clay/Presented to Governor Wm. Sulzer, by the Albany Correspondents/ February 10, 1918"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1918
eMuseum Object ID:
8116
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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