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Walking StickLate 18th century

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Museum mannequin dressed in a full-length cream ribbed frock coat with ruffled cravat, powdered wig, and black buckled shoes, holding a black walking cane
Museum display of a late 18th-century men's ensemble on a white mannequin: cream-and-white striped frock coat, matching waistcoat and breeches, ruffled cravat, powdered wig, and black buckled shoes; mannequin holds a dark walking cane.

Unknown, Walking Stick, Late 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Eleanor D'Arrast, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Walking Stick
Place Made
France
Date Made
Late 18th century
Medium
Wood and metal
Dimensions
Length: 36 1/4 in. (92.07 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Eleanor D'Arrast
Accession Number
M.85.185.4
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako, Kaye Durland Spilker, and Clarrisa M. Esguerra. Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.
  • Chrisman-Campbell, Kimberly. "Reigning Men." Ornament 39, no.1 (2016): 34-39.

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