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Spazierstock aus Glas
Glass walking cane
Foto: Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf

Glass walking cane, Mid-19th century or later

“I imagine going on a hike with this cane would be interesting: I would place it very carefully on the ground and in doing so I would discover flora or fauna that I wouldn’t have noticed without it.” Christina Bolius, Press
ExecutionUnbekannt
Green glass, ribbed, pulled and twisted. Upper end fire-polished, lower end cracked off
Length119 cm
Diameter (max)2,8 cm
Place of originWarrington
Status
on display, room 009
About the workIn England, glass walking sticks like this one were thought to offer protection from evil. Around the middle of the nineteenth century, they were hung in parlours and wiped clean every morning in the belief that they attracted and neutralised germs. If the stick broke, it signified bad luck for the household. Extracting long rods of hot glass has been common glassmakers’ practice part of the art of glassmaking for thousands of years. Production of these canes is said to have originated in a glassworks in Warrington and was subsequently imitated in other parts of England.
AccessionGift of Helga Reay-Young, 2014
Inventory numberGl mkp 2014-92
Contact
sammlung@kunstpalast.de
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