Conductor's baton with mount used by William Patrick Foster
date: label: Date
content: mid to late 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Florida A&M University, American, founded 1887
label: Owned by
content: William Patrick Foster, American, 1919 - 2010
notes: label: Description
content: A wooden band conductor's Baton with mount. Held in place by a small loop of string, on a light blue ribbon lined, grainy wooden mount (b), rests a dark wood conductor’s baton (a) used by Dr. William P. Foster, to lead his Florida A&M University Marching 100 throughout their musical events. The handle of the baton is black, bulbous, and has a large filigree treble clef inscribed on its front. Below the black handle is a metal ring that divides the wand portion of the baton from the handle. The tip is the same metal. On one side of the mount, a metal placard shows the faded etching: [DR. WILLIAM P. FOSTER]. The mount is missing one of its end pieces on the side of the baton’s handle.
place: label: Place used
content: Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Band (Music)
label: Topic
content: Conductors (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: Marching bands (Music)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Musicians
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Anthony Foster in memory of William P. Foster
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.94.4ab
objectType: label: Type
content: batons (music equipment)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood, cloth and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Baton): 18 1/2 × 9/16 × 3/8 in. (47 × 1.5 × 1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Mount): 19 5/16 × 1 3/16 × 1 3/8 in. (49 × 3 × 3.5 cm)