Crutch
1850-69 (made)
| Place of origin |
The shaft is cylindrical in form and fashioned from a single piece of dark wood carved and inlaid with brass in a pattern of wavy lines. The shaft terminates in a shallow ‘v’ shaped handle, the ends curving into stylised vegetal form and carved with flowers and leaves inlaid with brass.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Carved wood; inlaid brass |
| Brief description | Wooden crutch with brass inlay, Turkey, Ottoman period, 1850-69 |
| Physical description | The shaft is cylindrical in form and fashioned from a single piece of dark wood carved and inlaid with brass in a pattern of wavy lines. The shaft terminates in a shallow ‘v’ shaped handle, the ends curving into stylised vegetal form and carved with flowers and leaves inlaid with brass. |
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| Object history | This object was exhibited at the Paris Universelle exhibition of 1867, and later acquired by the Museum in 1869 for 6 shillings and 6 pence. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1029-1869 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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