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Spherical Cane Handle Handle, 19th century
This is a handle. It is dated 19th century and we acquired it in 1949. Its medium is wood, silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
De Forest and others collected bidri ware for the Western market, where stylish cane handles were popular. Bidri, a technique exclusive to Bidar, India, involved the inlaying of intricate silver into a blackened zinc alloy. In these cane handles, dark wood replaces the alloy for a similar appearance.
This object was
donated by
Anonymous.
It is credited Gift of Anonymous Donor.
- Pair of Cane Handles Cane Handles
- hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel.
- Gift of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt.
- 1931-44-13-a,b
- Cane Handle Handle, 19th century
- wood, silver.
- Gift of Anonymous Donor.
- 1949-151-8
- Flag Cane, ca. 1890
- H x diam.: 87.9 x 3.9 cm (34 5/8 x 1 9/16 in.).
- Gift of John B. Scholz in memory of Walter Scholz.
- 1987-97-11-a,b
Our curators have highlighted 5 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Vase (Iran), 17th–18th century
- enameled glass.
- Gift of Rodman Wanamaker.
- 1919-24-89
- Jar And Cover (Philippines), possibly 19th century
- bronze, inlaid metal.
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maxime Hermanos.
- 1969-12-16-a,b
- Bracelet (India), 18th–19th century
- gold, enamel, garnets.
- Gift of H.H. Princess Niloufer of Turkey and Hyderabad.
- 1994-119-6
Its dimensions are
H x diam.: 4 × 4 cm (1 9/16 × 1 9/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Unmarked
Cite this object as
Spherical Cane Handle Handle, 19th century; possibly India; wood, silver; H x diam.: 4 × 4 cm (1 9/16 × 1 9/16 in.); Gift of Anonymous Donor; 1949-151-7
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Passion for the Exotic: Lockwood de Forest, Frederic Church.
