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Knife with Porcelain Handle (One of a Pair) Knife
This is a knife. It was manufactured by Chantilly Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated ca. 1740 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: 21.3 × 2.4 × 1.7 cm (8 3/8 × 15/16 × 11/16 in.)
It has the following markings
On the blade: Crowned S L A N ? B ?
Cite this object as
Knife with Porcelain Handle (One of a Pair) Knife; Manufactured by Chantilly Porcelain Manufactory (France); France; soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, silver, steel; L x W x D: 21.3 × 2.4 × 1.7 cm (8 3/8 × 15/16 × 11/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-237
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
