Walking cane
Unknown
Category
Wooden objects
Date
1914 - 1918
Materials
Possibly hazel and brass
Measurements
900 x 160 x 100 mm
Place of origin
Lyme Park
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 500439
Summary
A twisted wooden cane with dark stained surface and a brass cap on the end.
Provenance
Given to the National trust in 1996 by Mrs S. Arrowsmith and Mrs. M. S. Copper; previously it belonged to James Howard, park keeper and resident of the Cage between 1914 and 1918. The twisted wood originally grew at Lyme Park.
Marks and inscriptions
Grown in Lyme Park. / Once belonged to / James Howard / who lived in the / Cage. (written in pen on an old label, presumably once attached to the cane. Now kept in a bit box)
Makers and roles
Unknown