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Knife from Traveling Cutlery Set

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Knife with steel blade with straight lower edge and upper edge tapering sharply to point. Engraved silver ferrule. Engraved silver mount at end of tapering octagonal ivory handle.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
18th century or 19th century
Credit Line
The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg
Medium
steel, silver, ivory
Dimensions
L x W x D: 15.2 × 1.6 × 1 cm (6 in. × 5/8 in. × 3/8 in.)
Type
cutlery
Decorative Arts
Object Name
knife
Type
knife
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