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.
MarkingsMarked 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.