Collection Highlights
Lincoln visits General McClellan at Antietam
Date:
1862, published later
Object Number:
PR.065.778.5
Medium:
Stereograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Nightstick
Object Number:
1953.76
Date:
1870-1885
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 57.5 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Wooden nightstick with straight baton slightly rounded at the top and turned handle; the handle is slightly swollen at the center and is flanked by bands of ribbing; the bottom of the handle has an acorn shaped decoration.
Gallery Label:
The donor's father found this nightstick after a riot in Brooklyn in the early 1880s.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Louis C. Wills
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
