Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Driving whip with wall mount
Object Number:
1939.164a-c
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Wood, leather, metal, cord
Dimensions:
Overall: 41 3/4 x 3 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 106 x 8.6 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on upper segment of whip: "MARTIN & MARTIN / LONDON, NEW YORK / & PHILA"
engraved: on metal handle: "D. H. McA. Jr."
Description:
Driving whip made of knobby wood, in two detachable pieces; metal (silver?) cap on grip end inscribed "D. H. McA. Jr.; wooden wall mount with shaped wooden blocks at either end and two leather straps with buckles to hold whip pieces in place.
Credit Line:
Gift of W. R. Britton
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
