Walking Stick
19th century (made)
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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
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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. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by James Agate |
Object history | The stick was thought to have once belonged to William Hogarth (1697-1764). |
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Accession number | T.6-1948 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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