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Dessert Knife with Mother-of-Pearl Handle Knife
This is a knife. It was designed by F. Nicoud. It is dated ca. 1890 and we acquired it in 1996. Its medium is steel, gold plated, silver, mother of pearl. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
It is credited Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, Decorative Arts Association Acquisition, and Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Funds.
Its dimensions are
L x W x D: 20 × 1 × 0.8 cm (7 7/8 × 3/8 × 5/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Unmarked
Cite this object as
Dessert Knife with Mother-of-Pearl Handle Knife; Designed by F. Nicoud (French, active 1890); France; steel, gold plated, silver, mother of pearl; L x W x D: 20 × 1 × 0.8 cm (7 7/8 × 3/8 × 5/16 in.); Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, Decorative Arts Association Acquisition, and Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Funds; 1996-56-60
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
