Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Commemorative cane
Object Number:
2010.24.8
Date:
ca. 1858
Medium:
Wood, Ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (91.4 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm)
Description:
Mount Vernon, relic cane.
Gallery Label:
This relic cane is made of wood taken from Mount Vernon during an 1850s renovation. The head of the cane is ivory.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lou and Barbara Grumet
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
