Name: I. J. Paderewski’s baton, formerly belonging to Jan Quattrini; Persons linked to the exhibit: Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Jan Quattrini; Date: 1888; Country: Poland; Town: Warsaw; Materials: ebony, silver; Measurements: length 41,5 cm, diameter 2 cm; Ownership: National Museum in Warsaw; Inventory number: MNW 162140; Description:

commemorative baton presented on 18 November 1888 to Jan Quattrini by the grateful students at the University of Warsaw. Inherited by his descendant, W. Quattrini, the baton was presented to Ignacy Jan Paderewski on 27 November 1935, as commemorated by the inscriptions. The baton was likely crafted by Jan Ruszczyński

; Inscriptions:

on the grip: Janowi Quattriniemu / od / studentów Uniwersytetu w Warszawie / d: 18 Listopada 1888 r. [To Jan Quattrini / from / the students of the University of Warsaw / on 18 November 1888]; in the middle section, on the wood, elaborate initials JQ ; on the fitting: Czcigodnemu / Ministrowi / Ignacemu / Paderewskiemu / od W. Quattrini / 27 Listopad / 1935 [To the honorable / Minister / Ignacy / Paderewski / from W. Quattrini / 27 November / 1935]

; Catalog card: Ryszard Bobrow, National Museum in Warsaw; Bibliography: Paderewski [catalog], Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie, Warszawa 2018, p. 242

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