Collection Highlights
Brandywine bowl (brandewijnkom)
Date:
ca. 1700
Object Number:
1911.38
Medium:
Silver
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Luce Center
Commemorative cane
Object Number:
2010.24.59
Date:
ca. 1897
Medium:
Wood, tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 7/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (91.1 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm)
Description:
Grand Army of the Republic Buffalo encampment cane.
Gallery Label:
The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), a group of Union veterans of the Civil War, held annual encampments from 1866 to 1949 to celebrate their days of glory. Barbara Grumet, wife of cane collector Lou Grumet, had a special interest in the GAR, as her great-grandfather was the GAR national chair.
Commemorative canes were produced for many of the encampments. This wooden cane with applied tin decoration is from the 1897 Buffalo encampment.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lou and Barbara Grumet
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
