1880's CIVIL WAR BATTLE OF SEVEN PINES RELIC CANE MADE By CONFEDERATE SOLDIER
This fantastic, American Civil War Related Folk Art Cane is made of wood taken from the "center of the Seven Pines Battlefield" in Henrico County, Virginia. 36 long overall and is fashioned from a tree limb which has two, thin vine-like natural branches that grow out of the central shaft near the top.
These flexible branches are coiled around the shaft for the length of the cane. There is a portion of the shaft near the top that has had the bark removed creating a vertical blank with hand written text that reads Cut in the center of 7 Pines Battlefield where 15000 Soldiers were Killed May 31st + June 1st 1862. Battle fought by Lee + McClellan / J. During the Civil War James E. Lyne was a Confederate Captain who fought and survived the Battle of Seven Pines.
After the War he became a very well known Battlefield Guide at the location of the Battle of Seven Pines - he also owned a "Relic Shack" / Souvenir Stand near the Battlefield. There exists a postcard published by Seven Pines Battlefield over 30 years after the war which shows Captain James E. Lyne, identified as a "Veteran soldier, government and battlefield guide" standing in front of his relic shop, described as a "veritable storehouse of interesting mementos which he has been gathering for the past 35 years". This Cane was previously a part of the Skelly Oil Estate Cane Collection. The entire cane is fashioned from a single piece of wood and the Folk Art style of the undulating, coiled branches make it a very attractive display piece.Over and above the Folk Art qualities of this wonderful Relic Cane, it also represents a poignant Confederate Civil War Veterans tribute to those who fought valiantly at the Battle of Seven Pines. There are no cartoonish heads of Union Generals nor Encampment Souvenir carvings - just the quiet, respectful tribute to a Soldiers respect and allegiance - an understated and sublime artifact that only one who saw the Elephant at Seven Pines could truly would appreciate. This wonderfull, Civil War Battlefield Relic Cane is in very good condition with a beautiful warm and rich age patina. The Cane lacks a 6 inch section of one of the coiled branches which is broken off approx. 2/3 of the way to the bottom.
There are no other breaks, chips, damage or repairs of any kind to the wood. It does not appear that the Cane ever had a ferule and although there is a chip to one side of the shaft at the bottom, this appears to be an original artifact of the limb used to make the Cane and not later damage. Overall this is a very attractive and moving Civil War Relic Cane.
A beautiful and wonderfully fashioned, Folk Art Civil War / Seven Pines Battlefield Relic Cane and a fantastic addition to any Cane, Folk Art or Civil War collection!! The item "1880's CIVIL WAR BATTLE OF SEVEN PINES RELIC CANE MADE By CONFEDERATE SOLDIER" is in sale since Friday, January 08, 2016. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Civil War Veterans' Items". The seller is "walnutts" and is located in Brewster, Massachusetts.This item can be shipped worldwide.