Commemorative cane
Classification:
Date:
2009
Medium:
Painted wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 3 in. (92.7 x 7 x 7.6 cm)
Description:
Liza Minelli.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lou and Barbara Grumet
Object Number:
2010.24.143
Gallery Label:
Baltimore Carver Pat Harris was asked to create a cane with Liza Minnelli as the handle. The idea was to highlight Liza's identification with the song "New York, New York," and also to celebrate her as a Broadway performer.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
2009
eMuseum Object ID:
66787
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cane
Classification:
Date:
1995
Description:
Orvis Santa.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lou and Barbara Grumet
Object Number:
2010.24.142
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1995
eMuseum Object ID:
66786
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Commemorative cane
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1976
Medium:
Wood, plastic, metal, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 47 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 3 in. (120 x 3.8 x 7.6 cm)
Description:
Franklin Mint bicentennial Eagle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lou and Barbara Grumet
Object Number:
2010.24.141
Gallery Label:
The Franklin Mint issued a number of Bicentennial items, including this cane with a painted and carved eagle's head.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1976
eMuseum Object ID:
66785
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cane
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Wood, ivory, brass, ruby
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 1/2 x 1 x 5 1/2 in. (87.6 x 2.5 x 14 cm)
Description:
Dog presentation.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lou and Barbara Grumet
Object Number:
2010.24.140
Gallery Label:
The Grumet collection had a number of carved and antique dog canes, reflecting the owners' family dogs. Found in Arizona, the handle of this bone, brass and ruby cane features a carved dog.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
66784
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cane
Classification:
Date:
2003
Description:
Grumet dogs Pavlov and Susan B. Anthony.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lou and Barbara Grumet
Object Number:
2010.24.139
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
2003
eMuseum Object ID:
66783
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cane
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1880's
Medium:
Wood, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 1/2 x 2 x 2 1/2 in. (90.2 x 5.1 x 6.4 cm)
Description:
Poodle, glass eyes.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lou and Barbara Grumet
Object Number:
2010.24.138
Gallery Label:
The Grumet cane collection had a number of canes representing poodles and beagles and Labradors, reflecting the owners' family dogs. The handle of this 1880s cane is a carved ebony poodle.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
66782
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Commemorative cane
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1950
Medium:
Wood, pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 1 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (91.4 x 3.2 x 11.4 cm)
Description:
Anheuser Busch centennial, reproduction.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lou and Barbara Grumet
Object Number:
2010.24.137
Gallery Label:
This cane was created for the centennial celebration of the Anheuser Busch Company, the creators of Budweiser beer. The company was founded in St. Louis in the 1850s. A pewter eagle, the company's symbol, forms the handle of the cane.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
66781
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Advertising cane
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1880's
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 x 7/8 x 7/8 in. (88.9 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm)
Description:
Manure spreader advertising cane.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lou and Barbara Grumet
Object Number:
2010.24.136
Gallery Label:
Manure spreading was a major industry in agricultural America during the post-Civil War period, and this cane was handed out to farmers as an advertising tool. The cheaply made walking sticks were quite popular among farmers. Before the emergence of the automobile, most men and many women used canes for walking and for climbing onto wagons and stage coaches.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
66780
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cane
Classification:
Date:
2001
Description:
Typical advertising cane ("'Super Stick' for Walking - Measuring - Prodding - Persuading & Pointing").
Credit Line:
Gift of Lou and Barbara Grumet
Object Number:
2010.24.135
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
2001
eMuseum Object ID:
66779
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cane
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1950's
Description:
Thread spool and bobbin.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lou and Barbara Grumet
Object Number:
2010.24.134
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1960
eMuseum Object ID:
66778
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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