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Folding Knife with Damascened Floral Handle Folding Knife

This is a Folding knife. It was made by FGS. It is dated ca. 1700 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is 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 (overall): 17.1 × 1.8 × 0.8 cm (6 3/4 × 11/16 × 5/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Unmarked

Cite this object as

Folding Knife with Damascened Floral Handle Folding Knife; Made by FGS; Germany; steel, gold, brass; L x W x D (overall): 17.1 × 1.8 × 0.8 cm (6 3/4 × 11/16 × 5/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-249

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.

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