Ice stick
Also titled IJsstok
c. 1795 - c. 1800
- Medium
- ivory, maple (wood), copper (metal), silver (metal), boxwood (hardwood), brass (alloy)
- Classification
- walking stick
- Dimensions
- length 93 cm x diameter 4 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- Private gift
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
About this work
Nowadays, an ‘ice stick’ is associated with a winter sport, similar to curling, in which a smooth disc with a stem is slid as far as possible across an icy surface. Formerly, sticks with a metal tip were used as an aid for walking on ice. The two little silver skates on a chain most likely refer to this function.
