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Walking Stick

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The stick has a carved imago handle with a jester's head. Below it are carved in bands animals and human heads. The stick is carved with four spiralling snakes. The ferrule is metal.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Wood, carved and polished, metal
Brief description
A man's stick, 1800s, English; carved wood, heads and snakes, sailor's souvenir?
Physical description
The stick has a carved imago handle with a jester's head. Below it are carved in bands animals and human heads. The stick is carved with four spiralling snakes. The ferrule is metal.
Dimensions
  • Length: 93.8cm
  • Handle depth: 5.3cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by James Agate
Object history
The stick was thought to have once belonged to William Hogarth (1697-1764).
Collection
Accession number
T.6-1948

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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