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Shadow cane with profile of George Washington
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Shadow cane with profile of George Washington

Unidentified artist, American, 18th century
about 1800
Medium/TechniqueIvory or bone and wood
DimensionsDiameter and length: 4.4 × 92.1 cm (1 3/4 × 36 1/4 in.)
Credit LineThe Richard Balzer Collection—Gift of Patricia Bellinger Balzer
Accession number2019.851
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDecorative arts
ProvenanceBetween about 1970 and 2017, acquired by Richard Balzer (b. 1944 - d. 2017), Brookline, MA; by inheritance to Patricia Bellinger; 2019, gift of Patricia Bellinger to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 24, 2019)
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