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Knife with Porcelain Handle Knife
This is a knife. It is dated 1750–1800 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is glass, steel, gold, brass. 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: 23.8 × 2.1 × 2.1 cm (9 3/8 × 13/16 × 13/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Unmarked
It is signed
Unsigned
It is inscribed
On blade of knife: [1] cartouche of eagle's head and initial "W", engraved? (Royal House of Wallenstein/House of Wittelsbach?)
Cite this object as
Knife with Porcelain Handle Knife; Germany; glass, steel, gold, brass; L x W x D: 23.8 × 2.1 × 2.1 cm (9 3/8 × 13/16 × 13/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-179
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
