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Title: Whale's tooth tipped cane, before 1862 Accession Number: 2007.12.4 Category: CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES - ACCESSORY Type: cane Maker: Place: Date: before 1862 Materials: wood; metal; whalebone Description: Cane; Whale's tooth tipped cane, before 1862; from the collection of George Elliott (1810-1862); wooden cane, made of wood; whale's tooth on top is curved, with the base attached to the cane shaft by a metal band with a woven texture; whale's tooth to be used as a handle.

Mystic Seaport Image ID m434627    Information regarding reproductions