Piqué pomander cane
Unknown Maker, English, 18th century
1711
Elephant ivory piqué handle, silver collar, malacca shaft, brass and iron ferule
Overall: 36 3/8 × 1 3/8 in. (92.4 × 3.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Judith D. and Charles H. Hood, Class of 1951
2016.36.11
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Personal Gear: Cane
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Inscriptions
Engraved on silver collar: John Shaw 1711
Course History
Art History 20.04, Faith and Empire, Beth Mattison, Spring 2023
Provenance
Tradewind Antiques, Danvers, Mass., “Auction of Antique Canes,” Sept. 28, 2002, lot 85, illus. in color p. 62; sold to Judith D. and Charles H. Hood (1929-2016), Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 2002; given to present collection, 2016.
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