Name: J.R. Gauthier’s baton; Persons linked to the exhibit: J.R. Gauthier; Date: 1915; Country: France?; Town: unknown; Materials: wood, silvered metal; Measurements: length 45,9 cm, diameter 1,9 cm; Ownership: Jan Stanisław Witkiewicz’s collection; Inventory number: JSW 9; Description:

Black, two-piece baton, screwed together at half-way point, with an internal metal connector; conical body made of light wood with plain, silvered metal fittings on the grip, tip, and screw, with serrated sides; inscription in French on the middle fitting. As per inscription, the baton was a gift to captain J.R. Gauthier, possibly a conductor of a military brass band.

; Inscriptions:

A NOTRE DIRECTEUR / CAPT. J.R.GAUTHIER M.D. / DU 41^IEME REG. C.F / QUE / PAR SES MUSICIENS / 9-JUIN-1915

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