Staff
1700-1740 (made)
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Staff, carved wood, possibly yew or olive, traces of blackening suggest an attempt to imitate ebony, head of a bearded man, tapering shape, brass ferrule
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Carved wood, possibly yew or olive, traces of blackening suggest an attempt to imitate ebony, brass ferrule |
| Brief description | Staff, English, 1700-1740, carved wood, possibly yew or olive, traces of blackening suggest an attempt to imitate ebony, head of a bearded man, tapering shape, brass ferrule |
| Physical description | Staff, carved wood, possibly yew or olive, traces of blackening suggest an attempt to imitate ebony, head of a bearded man, tapering shape, brass ferrule |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Norman Baker |
| Object history | Given by Mr Norman Baker, Postcard House, 73 Basinghall Street, EC2 RF 172-1941 'Donor states in letter of 4th June (R.P. 172/41): "My father led me to believe it came into our family through my maternal Grandfather of the name of Poachey, who was in 1850 a churchwarden at St Botolphs, Bishopsgate". This church is stated to have been rebuilt 1725-29.' (Taken from Departmental records) |
| Historical context | 'Universal Spectator, 1730: "The wearing of swords at the court end of town is by many polite young gentlemen laid aside, and instead thereof they carry long oak sticks with great heads and ugly faces carved thereon."' (Taken from Departmental records) |
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| Accession number | W.9-1941 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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