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Knife with Porcelain Handle (Paired with Fork) Knife
This is a knife. It was manufactured by Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated ca. 1730 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, silver, steel. 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: 24.6 × 2.3 × 2.4 cm (9 11/16 × 7/8 × 15/16 in.)
It has the following markings
On blade: [1] Cutler's mark On silver ferrule: [1] Fleur-de-lis
Cite this object as
Knife with Porcelain Handle (Paired with Fork) Knife; Manufactured by Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory (France); France; soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, silver, steel; L x W x D: 24.6 × 2.3 × 2.4 cm (9 11/16 × 7/8 × 15/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-234
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
