Walking stick
A whalebone walking stick with a brass ferule. The stick is square in section where it joins the handle which is attached with a whalebone dowel. The whale tooth handle is octagonal with vertical grooves and terminates in a knob carved in the shape of a ropework Turk's head. The point where the handle joins the stick is carved in imitation of plaited rope. Made by Captain William Tolley Brookes (1791-1874), commander of the whaler 'Active' in the late 1830s. This type of craftwork made by the crew of whaling ships is known as scrimshaw.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA0015 |
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Collection: | Decorative art |
Type: | Walking stick |
Display location: | Display - Atlantic Gallery |
Creator: | Brookes, William Tolley |
Date made: | Late 19th century |
Exhibition: | The Atlantic: Slavery, Trade, Empire; Trade and Commerce |
People: | Brookes, William Tolley |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | 870 x 39 mm |
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