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Walking Stick

19th century (made)

A stick of ginger wood, with bark left on the body; the crop handle is made of two short, polished branches joined at the end of the handle, giving it the appearance of a duck's beak


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Wood, carved and polished
Brief description
A man's walking stick, English, 1800s, ginger wood with a crop handle
Physical description
A stick of ginger wood, with bark left on the body; the crop handle is made of two short, polished branches joined at the end of the handle, giving it the appearance of a duck's beak
Dimensions
  • Length: 95.0cm
  • Depth: 10.0cm
Credit line
Given by J Duff Gordon, Esq.
Collection
Accession number
639-1872

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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