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Knife with Triangular Pattern Ivory and Bone Handle Knife, ca. 1610
This is a knife. It was manufactured by London Cutler's Company. It is dated ca. 1610 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is steel, silver, gold, ivory, bone. 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.
- Cane Handle Handle
- wood, silver.
- Gift of Anonymous Donor.
- 1949-151-9
- Spherical Cane Handle Handle, 19th century
- wood, silver.
- Gift of Anonymous Donor.
- 1949-151-7
Its dimensions are
L x W x D: 22.5 × 1.7 × 1.7 cm (8 7/8 × 11/16 × 11/16 in.)
It has the following markings
On blade, impressed: [1] dagger (attr. London Cutler's Company) [2] fleur-de-lis
Cite this object as
Knife with Triangular Pattern Ivory and Bone Handle Knife, ca. 1610; Manufactured by London Cutler's Company; England; steel, silver, gold, ivory, bone; L x W x D: 22.5 × 1.7 × 1.7 cm (8 7/8 × 11/16 × 11/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-87
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
