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Case Case, ca. 1730
This is a case. It is dated ca. 1730 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is sharkskin, silver, wood. 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.
- Victorinox@work Pocket Knife/Multitool
- assembled stamped, forged, polished stainless steel, brass, aluminum oxide....
- Gift of Victorinox.
- 2013-56-2
- Swiss Champ SOS Pocket Knife/Multitool
- assembled stamped, forged, polished stainless steel, aluminum, brass, molded....
- Gift of Victorinox.
- 2013-56-1-a/x
Its dimensions are
L x W x D (overall (case and cap)): 16.2 × 1.8 × 1.7 cm (6 3/8 × 11/16 × 11/16 in.) L x W x D (case only): 15.4 × 1.8 × 1.7 cm (6 1/16 × 11/16 × 11/16 in.) L x W x D (detached cap only): 4.3 × 1.5 × 1.3 cm (1 11/16 × 9/16 × 1/2 in.)
It has the following markings
On cap: [1] dagger symbol, impressed (Dutch fineness mark in use 1814-1953)
Cite this object as
Case Case, ca. 1730; possibly Netherlands; sharkskin, silver, wood; L x W x D (overall (case and cap)): 16.2 × 1.8 × 1.7 cm (6 3/8 × 11/16 × 11/16 in.) L x W x D (case only): 15.4 × 1.8 × 1.7 cm (6 1/16 × 11/16 × 11/16 in.) L x W x D (detached cap only): 4.3 × 1.5 × 1.3 cm (1 11/16 × 9/16 × 1/2 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-138-a
