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Object ID #18803743
This is a case. It is dated 18th century or 19th century and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is sharkskin, silver, wood. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
Knife and fork with sheath
Amsterdam, Netherlands, ca. 1700
Ivory, steel, silver; shark skin, silver (case)
The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg, 1985-103-137-a/c
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: 16.8 × 2.7 × 1.8 cm (6 5/8 × 1 1/16 × 11/16 in.)
It has the following markings
On top mount: [1] three crosses under a crown within vertical rectangular reserve, impressed (Amsterdam town mark) On silver cap: [1] “STERLING”, machined pressed (standard mark)
Cite this object as
Object ID #18803743; Netherlands; sharkskin, silver, wood; L x W x D: 16.8 × 2.7 × 1.8 cm (6 5/8 × 1 1/16 × 11/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-137-a
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
