William Rotch Cane
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William Rotch Cane

Date19th Century
Mediumwhale ivory, wood, silver
Dimensions5 × 7/8 × 36 1/4 in. (12.7 × 2.2 × 92.1 cm)
Object number2003.83.4
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionTapered ridgeback wooden shaft; ferrous tip, non-ferrous sleeve, two ferrous pin fastenings; silver ferrule, professionally inscribed "W. Rotch"; serpentine T-handle carved from a whale tooth.ProvenanceBelonged to William Rotch, Sr.; acquired from Dr. Caroline S. Stone.
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