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Knife (Netherlands), ca. 1618
This is a knife. It is dated ca. 1618 and we acquired it in 1962. Its medium is silver, steel, gilding. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
text from "Sexual Politics of Cutlery" in Feeding Desire exhibition catalogue:
" And exemplary pair (fig. 9), engraved, "*Johanna*Bouwens*1618*" along the handles, is also embellished with edifying scnes, including Suzannah and the Elders, and mythological figures such as Ceres and Bacchus, symbols of fertility and joy. A slightly later design (see Coffin, fig. 10) includes a Biblical exhortation for wives to submit to their husbands."
This object was
bequest of
Richard Cranch Greenleaf (American, 1887–1961).
It is credited Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf.
Its dimensions are
L x W x D: 21.4 × 2.2 × 0.6 cm (8 7/16 × 7/8 × 1/4 in.)
It has the following markings
On baluster finials (a,b): swan (1893 and later French control mark for silver of unknown origin), and unidentified plant? and chevron mark. On blade (a,b): two worn marks.
It is inscribed
Engraved on side of handle (a,b): *JOHANNA*BOUWENS*1618
Cite this object as
Knife (Netherlands), ca. 1618; silver, steel, gilding; L x W x D: 21.4 × 2.2 × 0.6 cm (8 7/16 × 7/8 × 1/4 in.); Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf; 1962-58-11-b
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
