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Walking stick

A walking stick made from a shark's vertebrae threaded on a metal rod. It has a bone handle. The name of the owner is engraved on a silver-coloured metal band below the handle 'Frederick Wiegman 1865'. This type of sailor's craftwork is known as scrimshaw.
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Object Details

ID: AAA0027
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Walking stick
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Weigmann, Frederick
Date made: 1865
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 870 x 93 mm
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