Collection Highlights
Freedom to the Slaves
Date:
ca. 1865
Object Number:
PR.052.58
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Commemorative cane
Object Number:
2010.24.62
Date:
ca. 1884
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 1/2 x 1 x 4 5/8 in. (87.6 x 2.5 x 11.7 cm)
Description:
Grand Army of the Republic encampment cane.
Gallery Label:
The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), a group of Union veterans of the Civil War, held annual encampments from 1866 to 1949 to celebrate their days of glory. Barbara Grumet, wife of cane collector Lou Grumet, had a special interest in the GAR, as her great-grandfather was the GAR national chair.
This wood cane with a curved handle is from an 1884 encampment.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lou and Barbara Grumet
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
