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Cane
Walking stick
Cane
about 1704
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Beech, ivory, silver, brass, iron
Dimensions
Overall: 84.8 cm (33 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Samuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession Number1978.393
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsWood Carvings / Turnings
Inscriptions"Iohn Billing 1704" (engraved on silver band between handle and shaft)
ProvenanceBy tradition, originally belonged to John Billing, an innkeeper of Watertown or Roxbury, Massachusetts, whose name is engraved on the ferrule; descended in his family to Percival Gilbert of Boston; purchased from Mr Gilbert in 1978.