Collection Highlights
Badge of the Society of the Cincinnati
Date:
ca. 1802
Object Number:
1972.12ab
Medium:
Silk, gold, enamel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Commemorative cane
Object Number:
2010.24.63
Date:
ca. 1891
Medium:
Wood, ivory, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 1/4 x 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (87 x 1.9 x 8.9 cm)
Description:
Grand Army of the Republic Detroit 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.
This wood cane with curved ivory handle is from the 1891 Detroit encampment.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lou and Barbara Grumet
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
