A Victorian Cane Or Walking Stick That Was Presented To Nicholas Cantwell On Christmas Day, December 25, 1853

It is Christmas Day, December 25, 2012. Tonight, I have for you a piece of the Victorian Christmas Experience. The cane or walking stick in this video was presented to Nicholas Cantwell by the Male Scholars of Saint Philip Neri's Parish School on this day in the year 1853. The Parish was and still is part of the Archdiocese Of Philadelphia. The recipient of this very splendid piece of Victorian History passed away in the year 1899.


If the video above does not embed properly, here is the url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HFijKWl-_g

The ornate details make it a wonderful specimen of the Victorian Period. Here are some close-up, high resolution jpegs of the cane/walking stick ...



The inscription: "Presented to the Rev'd Nicholas Cantwell by the Male Scholars of the St Philip Neri's Parrish School Dec.r 25th 1853."










Here I am holding the cane/walking stick ...




 
More information about the man, Nicholas Cantwell, and the church and parish that he was a part of can be found at this link: http://www.qvna.org/qvna/2010/04/stphilipneri