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:
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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 41IEME REG. C.F / QUE / PAR SES MUSICIENS / 9-JUIN-1915
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