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Knife with Engraved Mythical and Biblical Figures Knife
This is a knife. It is dated ca. 1621 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is 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: 13.9 × 1.7 × 0.8 cm (5 1/2 × 11/16 × 5/16 in.)
It has the following markings
On blade, stamped: [1] STANTON
It is inscribed
On side edge of handle, engraved in block letters: [1] ELISABET LE BRUN On opposite side edge of handle, engraved in script: [1] Sans Dieu Rien. Anno 1622
Cite this object as
Knife with Engraved Mythical and Biblical Figures Knife; The Netherlands or Flanders; silver, steel; L x W x D: 13.9 × 1.7 × 0.8 cm (5 1/2 × 11/16 × 5/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-76
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
