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Knife with Agate Handle Knife
This is a knife. It is dated late 17th century and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is steel, silver, agate. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
donated by
Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
It is credited The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
Its dimensions are
L x W x D: 18 × 1.8 × 1.5 cm (7 1/16 × 11/16 × 9/16 in.)
It has the following markings
On blade, stamped: [1] unidentified cutlers' mark partly filled with copper
Cite this object as
Knife with Agate Handle Knife; England; steel, silver, agate; L x W x D: 18 × 1.8 × 1.5 cm (7 1/16 × 11/16 × 9/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-115
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
