Title
Eagle Head Cane
Date19th Century
Mediumwhale ivory, wood, tortoise shell, brass
Dimensions4 3/8 × 33 7/8 in. (11.1 × 86 cm)
Object number1965.61.1
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionTapered wooden shaft, brass tip; curved handle formed from seven segments of whale ivory with seven tortoise shell disc separators, the outermost segment full-round carved in the form of the head of an eagle, the eyes formed by two brass round-headed nails, clutching a ball in its open beak with tongue visible, Handle cracked along lower portion.ProvenanceSaid to have belonged to Gideon Nye Bartlett; Alice C. Bartlett was evidently a descendant.
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1745-1925
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