Ivory and Baleen Cane, 19th Century
date: label: date made
content: 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: This light man’s cane is fashioned of round sections of whale ivory alternating with short sections of baleen. The sections gradually increase in circumference gradually towards the top of the cane, but cracks on all but three of the ivory pieces indicates that the cane might have been too light for daily use. Each horizontal band of baleen has a thin brass ring at top and bottom, and the handle ends in a simple, plain knob. The bottom ends in an uncovered ivory terminal.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: associated place
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
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content: Work and Industry: Maritime
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: Scrimshaw
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Estate of Lawrence N. Ravick, Pittsburgh PA
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1994.0217.07
label: catalog number
content: 1994.0217.07
label: accession number
content: 1994.0217
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cane, walking
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ivory, marine (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 86.5 cm x 2.7 cm; 34 1/16 in x 1 1/16 in