Name: Georg Summers’s baton;
Persons linked to the exhibit:
Geo[rg?] Summers;
Date:
1900;
Country: Great Britain;
Town: London;
Materials: wood, silver;
Ownership:
Krzysztof Słowiński’s collection;
Inventory number: KS 12;
Description:
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black baton with silver fittings; conical body made of dark wood; grip fitting with an octagonal section, conically widening with a flat tip, geometric ornaments and twig engravings; at 1/3 of the length, an octagonal ring was added, adorned in an analogical fashion, with an inscription; rounded tip fitting, decorated with a twig motif. The baton is hallmarked for London 1900. As per inscription, the baton was presented to Geo[rg?] Summers by the Bethesda choir, which he most likely conducted (Bethesda denotes the name of the choir and possibly the name of a town in Great Britain)
; Inscriptions: TO Mr. GEO: SUMMERS / AS A MARK OF ESTEEM / BY MEMBERS OF / BETHESDA CH. / OCT. 25 1902; Catalog card: Joanna Gul, based on information provided by the owner;<< Back