Name: J. Pemberton’s baton; Persons linked to the exhibit: J. Pemberton; Date: 1901; Country: Great Britain; Town: London; Materials: French-polished wood, silver; Measurements: length 52 cm, diameter 2,8 cm; Ownership: Jan Stanisław Witkiewicz’s collection; Inventory number: JSW 95; Description:

Black baton with silver fittings; conical body made of dark, French-polished wood; conical grip fitting with a flat top; at 1/3 of the length, a silver ring with an engraved inscription; rounded tip fitting; all silver parts decorated with an elaborate engraved trifoliate floral pattern. Hallmarked in London in 1901, silversmith’s mark partly illegible: E·…[N?], in a rectangular frame. This commemorative baton was dedicated to J. Pemberton by the members of The Diamond Jubilee Band in 1901.

; Inscriptions:

PRESENTED TO / J. PEMBERTON ESQ. / by the members of / THE / DIAMOND JUBILEE / BAND

; Catalog card:

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

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