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Knife (possibly Italy)
This is a knife. It is dated early 16th century and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is steel, brass. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
text from "Manufacturing and Marketing in Europe, 1600-2000" in Feeding Desire exhibition catalogue:
"The tang, or shank, of a knife wrought from iron is sharp and needs to be encased in some other organic substance, such as horn, wood, ivory, bone, or ceramic, comfortably shaped to the hand and rigid enough to drive a cutting action (fig. 1)."
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: 15.8 × 1.8 cm (6 1/4 × 11/16 in.)
It has the following markings
On blade: trefoil-shaped mark; a trifoliolate leaf?
Cite this object as
Knife (possibly Italy); steel, brass; L x W: 15.8 × 1.8 cm (6 1/4 × 11/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-27
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
