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Cane inscribed THIS CANE WAS CUT NEAR JEFFERSONS TOMB
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Cane inscribed THIS CANE WAS CUT NEAR JEFFERSONS TOMB

Unidentified · probably 20th century · carved and lacquered hard maple with metal

From the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The words on this cane, which can be read by turning the shaft round and round, celebrate Thomas Jefferson and his accomplishments as author of the Declaration of Independence, U.S. president, and founder of the University of Virginia (Lynda Hartigan, Made with Passion, 1990).

Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own description
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SculptureFolk art
Credit lineCane inscribed THIS CANE WAS CUT NEAR JEFFERSONS TOMB. probably 20th century. Unidentified. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson. CC0.
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