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1932-124, Walking Stick
Walking Stick
1932-124, Walking Stick

Walking Stick

Date1770-1799
MediumWood (Maple), Paint
DimensionsOL: 34 1/2"
Credit LineGift of Mr. R. C. Wight
Object number1932-124
DescriptionWalking stick; carved to imitate bamboo; may have been cut down from a longer length.Mark(s)Marked in red paint with original accession number "G1959."ProvenancePurportedly owned by Patrick Henry (1736-1799) [Red Hill, VA]; prior to 1900 passed down by descent to William Wirt Henry (1831-1900) [Richmond, VA]; 1900 (Henry's death) passed to Lucy Gray Marshall (1832-1922) [Richmond, VA]; prior to 1921 given to Marshall Madison Gilliam (1844-1921) [Richmond, VA]; 1921 (Gilliam's death) passed to Emma S. Stewart (1851-1929) [Richmond, VA]; prior to 1929 given to Richard Cunningham Wright (1873-1951) and Pocahontas Gay Wilson (1873-1948) [Richmond, VA]; 1932-present given to The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
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