Crutch
| Title | Crutch |
|---|---|
| Publication Date: | 1850 |
| Publication Place | Turkey (made) - |
| Subject | Woodwork |
| Type | Other |
| Language | Undetermined |
| Digital | Yes |
| Manuscript | No |
| Physical Dimensions | Height: 59.2 cm, Width: 16.5cm |
| Library: | Victoria and Albert Museum |
| Library Asset ID | 1029-1869 |
| Record ID | 1029-1869 |
| Library Location | Middle East Section |
| Date | 1850 |
| Notes | Wooden crutch with brass inlay, Turkey, Ottoman period, 1850-69 |
| Malzemeler ve teknikler | Carved wood; inlaid brass |
| Fiziksel açıklama | The shaft is cylindrical in form and fashioned from a single piece of dark wood carved and inlaid with brass in a pattern of wavy lines. The shaft terminates in a shallow âvâ shaped handle, the ends curving into stylised vegetal form and carved with flowers and leaves inlaid with brass. |