Cane inscribed THIS CANE WAS CUT NEAR JEFFERSONS TOMB

Unidentified, Cane inscribed THIS CANE WAS CUT NEAR JEFFERSONS TOMB, probably 20th century, carved and lacquered hard maple with metal, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.7
Copied Unidentified, Cane inscribed THIS CANE WAS CUT NEAR JEFFERSONS TOMB, probably 20th century, carved and lacquered hard maple with metal, 36 181 121 12 in. (91.73.73.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.7
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Artwork Details

Title
Cane inscribed THIS CANE WAS CUT NEAR JEFFERSONS TOMB
Artist
Unidentified
Date
probably 20th century
Dimensions
36 181 121 12 in. (91.73.73.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
carved and lacquered hard maple with metal
Classifications
Keywords
  • Animal — reptile — snake
  • Architecture Exterior — detail — window
  • Emblem — Masonic
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — Monticello
Object Number
1986.65.7

Artwork Description

The words on this cane, which can be read by turning the shaft round and round, celebrate Thomas Jefferson and his accomplishments as author of the Declaration of Independence, U.S. president, and founder of the University of Virginia (Lynda Hartigan, Made with Passion, 1990).