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 |
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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 |