Beschreibung:

Folk art carved wooden cane, approx. 36 in. ln., with "Gen Butler / the Hero of / New Orleans" and "Lizzie / Baker" carved along upper shaft, and with eagle and union shield motifs featured between text. Lizzie Baker was the name of a Union steamer operating during the Civil War. Notably, the New York Times reported that the steamer "brought up two hundred and eighteen rebel deserters and one hundred and forty-nine prisoners of war, who desired to take the oath of allegiance," on March 28, 1865. Condition: Cane with general wear including loss to wood finish, especially to lower shaft.