Walking-stick
Classification:
Date:
1870-1890
Medium:
Wood, ivory, silver, brass, metal, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. ( 92.7 x 7 cm )
Description:
Wooden cane with straight, slightly tapered shaft; carved ivory handle in the form of a dog with glass eyes; silver collar; brass ferrule with engraved band and metal tip.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Marion R. Frank
Object Number:
1949.242a
Marks:
stamp: on collar: "STERLING"
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this cane belonged to the donor's father, Edgar E. Frank, a New York City merchant.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
23199
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sword cane
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Wood, ivory, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 89.5 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Wooden sword cane with straight, slightly tapered shaft, ivory pistol-shaped handle, metal collar with lion mask cartouche, and ivory ferrule. Pressing the lion's mouth releases the sword.
Credit Line:
Gift of Albert Hendricks
Object Number:
1916.11ab
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this sword cane was used by Montague M. Hendricks of New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
23198
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cane
Classification:
Date:
1900-1910
Medium:
Bamboo, silver, ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 x 2 in. ( 86.4 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Bamboo cane with varnished shaft, ivory semi-crook handle, and silver collar with engraved inscription.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William Sulzer
Object Number:
1942.91
Marks:
stamped: on collar: "SOLID SILVER"
engraved: on collar: "Hon. William Sulzer./From Friends March 18, 1906"
Gallery Label:
William Sulzer (1863-1941), nicknamed "Plain Bill", was the 39th governor of New York and a long-serving congressman for the state (1895-1912). In Congress, he was known as a Populist. Sulzer was elected governor in 1912 with the support of William Jennings Bryan, William Randolph Hearst, and Woodrow Wison, as well as the reform and Tammany factions of the state Democratic Party. He was the first and only New York State Governor to be impeached.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
23196
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Walking-stick
Classification:
Date:
1860-1880
Medium:
Wood, ivory, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. ( 90.2 x 7.3 cm )
Description:
Wooden sword cane with straight, tapered shaft concealing sword; ivory L-shaped handle with inscribed plaque; engraved silver collar; nail tacked into base. Traces of blue paint on sword.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frederick M. Webb
Object Number:
1918.29ab
Marks:
engraving: on handle mount: "120 KINNEAR PLACE"
engraving: on collar: "J.G. WEBB"
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this cane was used by John G. Webb. It may have originally belonged to Sir Guy Carlton, Lord Dorchester, Governor of Quebec who oversaw the evacuation of British forces, Loyalists, and more than 3,000 freedmen from New York after the American Revoultion.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
23195
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cane
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, textile, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 3/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 87.3 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Straight, tapered shaft with knob handle; wood core covered with woven twine in various patterns; iron ferrule
Object Number:
Z.308
Gallery Label:
According to a tag with the object, this cane was made by a sailor on the U.S.S. Brandywine.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
23167
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cane
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Wood, probably maple; ivory; brass; iron; silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 43 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 109.9 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Wooden cane with straight, tapered shaft with ivory knob handle, silver collar and eyelet, brass ferrule and iron tip.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot
Object Number:
1941.611
Marks:
inscribed: on top of ivory knob: "W De Groot"
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this cane is associated with W. de Groot, who served as a Captain in the American Revolution. More likely, this cane belonged to the donor's father, William de Groot (1825-1898).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
23165
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Tortoise shell, silk, lace
Dimensions:
closed: 10 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 in. ( 26 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Fan with tortoise shell guards and sticks, each guard with applied monogram; black lace leaf with sheer white silk(?) lining; tortoise shell handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ann Wickes Brewer
Object Number:
1970.32j
Marks:
applied monogram: on each guard: "C F W"
Gallery Label:
This fan was formerly in the collection of Mrs. Forsyth Wickes.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
23091
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Mother of pearl, lace, metal, gilding
Dimensions:
closed: 9 1/2 x 2 x 1 in. ( 24.1 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Fan with mother of pearl guards and sticks with silver and gold flower and scroll decoration, beige floral lace leaf with butterflies bordering edge, and gold handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Ann Wickes Brewer
Object Number:
1970.32i
Gallery Label:
This fan was formerly in the collection of Mrs. Forsyth Wickes.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
23087
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Mother of pearl, lace, bone
Dimensions:
closed: 4 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 3/8 in. ( 10.8 x 3.2 x 1 cm )
Description:
Miniature fan with mother of pearl guards and sticks, bone ribs, and beige floral lace leaf.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Ann Wickes Brewer
Object Number:
1970.32h
Gallery Label:
This fan was formerly in the collection of Mrs. Forsyth Wickes.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
23086
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Tortoise shell, silk, gold, sequins
Dimensions:
closed: 18 x 1 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 45.7 x 3.8 x 1.9 cm )
open: 20 x 18 x 1 in. ( 50.8 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Fan with carved tortoise shell guards with gold inlay, and palmette-shaped black silk chiffon leaf with gold sequins applied in vertical stripes and along upper and lower edges.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Ann Wickes Brewer
Object Number:
1970.32d
Gallery Label:
This fan was formerly in the collection of Mrs. Forsyth Wickes.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
23085
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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