A Victorian conductor's baton

A Victorian conductor's baton, of tapering octagonal form in three sections with chased and engraved adornment, inscribed "Presented to Edwin John Crow Esq. Mus-Bac-Cantab by the Members of the Choral Class Leicester May 24th 1872", by Henry Holland, London 1871, contained in a lined and fitted case, 24in (61cm) long, 4.75oz.