# Ice stick

- By: anonymous
- Date: 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
- Credit line: Private gift
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/BK-14919--5e363801b288f407792b63892c49bc8d)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/DAMLj/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

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.