Baton with an ivory tip

photo: Tomasz Gąsior

Name: Baton with an ivory tip; Date: turn of the 19th and 20th century; Country: unknown; Town: unknown; Materials: black French-polished wood, ivory, silvered brass, mother of pearl; Measurements: length 35 cm, diameter 1,6 cm; Ownership: Jan Stanisław Witkiewicz’s collection; Inventory number: JSW 171; Description:

Black baton with an ivory tip; body made of black, French-polished wood; grip widening towards an ivory ending with two blackened stripes, encrusted with mother of pearl in the shape of a little cross on round, black background; body narrows from 2/5 of the length up, towards a small ball made of silvered brass; fixing marks after an inscription plate (none preserved)

; Inscriptions:

none

; Catalog card:

Joanna Gul, consultation: Magdalena Szmida-Półbratek (City Museum of Wrocław)

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