Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Walking-stick
Object Number:
1939.109
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 93.7 x 2.9 cm )
Marks:
carved: on shaft: "THOS. JEFFFERSON OF/ VA BORN APR/ 13. 1743/ WAS/ PRESIDENT USA 1801 TO 1809 WROTE/ DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE/ THE FOUNDER OF THE UNIVERSITY VA/ DIED JULY 4, 1826 THIS CANE WAS/ CUT NEAR JEFFERSON'S TOMB"
Description:
Wooden cane with tapered shaft and metal ferrule; shaft carved with foliate motifs, American flag, fish, snake, inscriptions, and incised with cross-hatching.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this cane was said to have been used by Lafayette.
Credit Line:
Gift of Gerald H. Smith
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
