Collection Highlights
Dressing table
Date:
1795-1810
Object Number:
INV.14982
Medium:
Probably New York mahogany, white pine, yellow poplar, other inlays
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Walking-stick
Object Number:
1916.14
Date:
ca. 1851
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. ( 92.1 x 4.1 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on top of handle: "Abijah Reed/1851/Roswell Skeel/1882"
Description:
Wooden cane with straight, tapered shaft; knob handle of woven silver wires capped with engraved disk; metal ferrule.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this cane was used by Abijah Reed, the maternal grandfather of the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Roswell Skeel, Jr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
