Depicted
William Howard Taft
(American, 1857 – 1930)
Campaign cane
ca. 1908
Faux bamboo, Bone
Overall: 37 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (94 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm)
Gift of Lou and Barbara Grumet
2010.24.34
The 1908 campaign cane of William Howard Taft of Ohio was made out of bone, and was probably a one of a kind cane, made by a Taft supporter. Taft was Roosevelt's hand-picked successor, and the two were close friends. After leaving office, Roosevelt turned on Taft and ran against him in 1912.
DescriptionWilliam Howard Taft.ClassificationsPERSONAL ACCESSORIES
