Walking-stick
Classification:
Date:
after 1898
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 90.2 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Wooden cane with an inscribed iron knob handle, tapered octagonal shaft, and iron ferrule.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. F. W. Meyer
Object Number:
1949.138
Marks:
engraved: on handle: "U.S.S. Maine G. Bowers"
Gallery Label:
According to accession records the cane was made from wood from a block house on San Juan Hill and the iron handle was made from a part of the Spanish-American War battleship "U.S.S. Maine."
The Maine is known for its catastrophic loss in Havana Harbor in 1898 where it was sent to protect U.S. interests during the Cuban Revolution. The cause of its sinking was unclear, but popular opinion in the United States was shaped by inflammatory articles printed in the "Yellow Press" by William Randolph Hearst (New York Journal) and Joseph Pulitzer (New York World) which blamed Spain for the ship's demise. The phrase "Remember the Maine, to Hell with Spain!" became a rallying cry during the Spanish-American War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1898
eMuseum Object ID:
22521
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Walking-stick
Classification:
Date:
1830-1840
Medium:
Wood, possibly maple; ivory, silver, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 87.3 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Wooden cane with straight, slightly tapered shaft; ivory knob handle; silver collar engraved with inscription; ivory eyelet; and brass ferrule.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Nina Sturges Skidmore and Mr. Samuel Tredwell Skidmore, Jr.
Object Number:
1947.266
Marks:
engraving: on collar in script: "J. DRAKE 35. BOWERY."
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this cane belonged to John Drake (ca. 1772-after 1842), New York City merchant, and appears in Drake's portrait (1947.265) in the New-York Historical Society collections.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
22516
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Walking-stick
Classification:
Date:
1840-1850
Medium:
Wood, probably mahogany; ivory; brass, steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 1/2 x 2 x 1 3/4 in. ( 92.7 x 5.1 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Wooden cane with tapering shaft; ivory knob handle carved with head of man (Henry Clay); engraved gilt brass collar; and steel ferrule.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Adelaide Mills, M.D.
Object Number:
1906.8
Marks:
engraving: on collar: "ZOPHAR MILLS FROM J.L. TAYLOR"
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, the cane was used by Zophar Mills (1809-1887). The cane handle is supposedly the head of Henry Clay (1777-1852).
Zophar Mills was associated with Engine Company No. 13 of the New York Volunteer Fire Department. In 1835 he became foreman of the company and in 1838 assistant engineer. His company was responsible for halting the great fire of 1835 at Wall Street, thus preventing destruction of the northern part of the city. He was president of the Exempt Firemen's Association, a company of veterans reserved for emergencies, which he helped organize in 1854.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
22515
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sword cane
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Wood, metal, horn, ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 1/4 in. ( 89.5 cm )
Description:
Wooden cane with straight, tapered shaft concealing dagger; L-shaped handle carved out of black bone in the shape of a horse's hoof and fore leg with an ivory band; metal collar and ferrule.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Emma Toedteberg
Object Number:
1935.148ab
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this cane was carried by the donor's father, Augustus Toedteberg, during the Draft Riots of the Civil War.
Augustus Toedteberg was a prolific Brooklyn illustrator noted for theater portraits and dramactic scenes. Palette and brushes used by him (1936.506a-d) are in the Museum collection as well as examples of his work.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
22513
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sword cane
Classification:
Date:
1780-1800
Medium:
Wood, probably ash; silver; steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 1/8 x 2 1/2 x 5/8 in. ( 89.2 x 6.4 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Wooden cane with tapering shaft concealing steel blade with ornamental engraving; crook handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Clarence M. Smith
Object Number:
1939.410ab
Marks:
stamp: on shaft near handle: "GR"
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this sword cane belonged to Thomas Norman (1751-1834) of Caldwell, NY, great-granddaughter of the donor. Norman was the son-in-law of Col. Crean Brush, loyalist and member of the NY British Provincial Assembly from 1773 to 1775. Brush's step-daughter married Ethan Allen.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
22511
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Walking-stick
Classification:
Date:
1896
Medium:
Pine, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 x 1 in. ( 96.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Wooden cane with straight, tapered shaft; wooden knob and ferrule; knob pulls out revealing flag.
Credit Line:
Gift of Hugo V. Sass and Alfred F. Sass
Object Number:
1944.126e
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper label affixed to collar: "Gold Parade New York City"
Gallery Label:
This campaign cane was carried in the Gold Parade in New York City in 1896 to promote the candidates McKinley and Hobart.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1896
eMuseum Object ID:
22510
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Walking-stick
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Wood, probably cherry; metal, ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 3/8 x 4 1/2 x 1 in. ( 97.5 x 11.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Wooden cane with straight, tapered shaft; ivory semi-crooked handle resembling a large claw; silver collar with chased C-scrolls and a rococo cartouche; and metal ferrule.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Marion R. Frank
Object Number:
1949.242b
Marks:
stamp: on collar: "STERLING/925"
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this cane was owned by the donor's father, Edgar E. Frank, a New York City merchant.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
22508
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Walking-stick
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Wood, probably malacca; ivory, gold, brass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. ( 90.2 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Cane with slightly tapered, wooden shaft (partially painted) with a gold collar decorated with a stamped scroll and punched decoration; L-shaped ivory handle with a small, carved, ruffled band; wide brass band secures cracked handle; metal ferrule.
Credit Line:
Gift of Worthington C. Ford, through Mrs. Roswell Skeel, Jr.
Object Number:
1916.15
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this cane was used by Octavius B. Frothingham, given by his widow to George Ripley and given by his widow to Gordon Lester Ford.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
22509
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Walking-stick
Classification:
Date:
1860-1870
Medium:
Metal, pressed paper, ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 x 1 1/4 in. ( 88.9 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Cane with ivory pear-shaped handle; tapered shaft made from a metal ramrod with discs of paper surrounding the rod; silver collar
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number:
1927.61
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this cane was made from fragments of letters and a ramrod by a soldier confined in Libby Prison during the Civil War. Given by the prisoner to a volunteer nurse in Bellevue Hospital.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
22506
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Wood, silk, paint, plastic
Dimensions:
closed: 14 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 35.6 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Fan with shaped and carved wooden guards and sticks, pale gray silk chiffon leaf painted with birds and flowers, and plastic handle with gray silk tassel.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Anna E. Roelker
Object Number:
1940.83
Marks:
painted signature: on leaf: "GIBON." (?)
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this fan belonged to Isabella Roelker, sister of the donor, around 1890.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
22457
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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