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Constable's stave

Described by donor as being used at the time of the Chartist rising of 1839. Issued to John Green in Christchurch, Monmouthshire

Dark blue painted wooden truncheon with a crown and the letters V R painted in red and gold. CHRISTCHURCH painted in gold inside a border below. Ribbed handgrip and turned knob

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Constable's Stave
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Constable's staff possibly used at time of Chartist Rising 1839
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Constable's staff possibly used at time of Chartist Rising 1839
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Constable's staff possibly used at time of Chartist Rising 1839
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Constable's staff possibly used at time of Chartist Rising 1839
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
  • Constable's Stave
  • Constable's staff possibly used at time of Chartist Rising 1839
  • Constable's staff possibly used at time of Chartist Rising 1839
  • Constable's staff possibly used at time of Chartist Rising 1839
  • Constable's staff possibly used at time of Chartist Rising 1839

Collection Area

Social & Cultural History

Item Number

32.495.1

Acquisition

Donation

Measurements

length (mm):452
width (mm):37

Material

wood
paint

Location

In store

Categories

Protesting
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