Baton: Museum Object and Cultural History
Baton: date made: 1878 - 1882. Object Name: baton. Physical Description: rosewood (overall material).
The object in the museum catalogue
This baton was made by an unknown maker in the United States, from 1878 to 1882, and sold by the J. Howard Foote Company in New York and Chicago. It is made of rosewood.
John Howard Foote (1833-1896) was a musical instrument dealer with shops in New York City and Chicago. This item listed in an 1880 J. Howard Foote catalog, sold as a Modèle de la Conservatoire baton (#6946) for $0.60.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1878 - 1882
- Object Name: baton
- Physical Description: rosewood (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 18 in x 7/16 in; 45.72 cm x 1.11125 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: MI.055751
- accession number: 11535
- catalog number: 55751
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Howard Foote
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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