Physician's malacca cane with ivory handle in form of hand grasping serpent

Made:
1850-1910

Physician's malacca cane with ivory handle in form of hand grasping serpent, probably English, 1850-1910

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651608
Materials:
malacca, handle, ivory and collar, copper (gilded)
Measurements:
overall: 908 mm 42 mm, .22 kg
type:
walking sticks
credit:
Pratt