Walking stick

Cane walking stick, with a bentwood handle and three silver bands. The top band is engraved with two crests, one a beast standing, the other the head and shoulders of a man, crowned. Said to have been given by Admiral the Honourable John Byng before his execution in 1757 to Midshipman Philip Browne, later Captain RN (1741-1779).

Object Details

ID: REL0029
Collection: Relics
Type: Walking stick
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1757
People: Byng, The Honourable John; Browne, Philip
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 745 x 75 x 25 mm