Name: Michał Piotrowski’s baton; Persons linked to the exhibit: Michał Piotrowski; Date: 1914; Country: Poland; Town: Warsaw; Materials: ebony, silver; Measurements: length 43,5 cm, diameter 1,5 cm; Ownership: Theatre Museum, Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera; Inventory number: MT/IV/264; Description:

This conic baton was presented by the students of the Merchants’ School to Michał Piotrowski (1875–1944), conductor of Warsaw-based choirs, in 1914. The baton was made of ebony with silver fittings decorated with an engraved ornament crowned with a lyre. In the middle section, a decorative silver band with an engraved inscription was attached, with the maker’s marks visible in the silver elements (silver hallmark 84, WJ, omega)

; Inscriptions:

Kochanemu Dyr. M. Piotrowskiemu – chóry, orkiestry i klasy trzecie Szkoły Kupieckiej. 22 III 1914 [To our beloved conductor M. Piotrowski – choirs, orchestras, and third year students of the Merchants’ School. 22 III 1914]

; Catalog card: Katarzyna Wodarska-Ogidel;

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