Description:
Long walking stick composed of cherry or a tropical hard wood, fashioned to come to a point, tip is protected with brass ferrule or cover, the top of the stick has a drilled hole for a leather carrying string; and the top of the cane has an ivory handle and the attachment is covered with a metal ferrule, possibly silver. painted in white "#142". There are some cracks in the ivory handle, one of the metal fittings with the leather string is loose.

Subjects:
Leather; Brass

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