Title
Cane with Gold Top
Year/Period
19th-20th century
Region
Europe
Object Type
Dimension
Object size: 3.8 x 84.2 x 3.8 cm
Accession No.
2016-00702
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kip Lee
The body of this wooden walking stick has a brown grain with black patterns. It is topped by a gold knob, its facets decorated with foliate designs and crowned with an eight-pointed star. Walking sticks with a golden attachment were popular in 19th century Europe and often completed a gentleman’s ensemble. It is part of a donation which contains a mixture of garments worn by Peranakan men and women.
