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Sheath for a Cutlery Set Sheath
This is a sheath. It was made by W.G.W.. It is dated 1589 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is fruitwood, silver. 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): 21.5 × 3.2 × 2.4 cm (8 7/16 × 1 1/4 × 15/16 in.) L x W x D (sheath a): 20 × 2.9 × 2.1 cm (7 7/8 × 1 1/8 × 13/16 in.) L x W x D (cap b): 3.1 × 2.8 × 2.4 cm (1 1/4 × 1 1/8 × 15/16 in.)
It has the following markings
On silver cap: [1] "V" in contoured reserve, impressed (Dutch tax mark for foreign made silver articles, in use 1813-1953)
It is inscribed
On side of sheath: [1] initials "W G W", carved in relief (possibly mark of workshop or maker, or an abbreviation of a motto) [2] "1589", carved in relief (date made)
Cite this object as
Sheath for a Cutlery Set Sheath; Made by W.G.W.; Netherlands; fruitwood, silver; L x W x D (overall): 21.5 × 3.2 × 2.4 cm (8 7/16 × 1 1/4 × 15/16 in.) L x W x D (sheath a): 20 × 2.9 × 2.1 cm (7 7/8 × 1 1/8 × 13/16 in.) L x W x D (cap b): 3.1 × 2.8 × 2.4 cm (1 1/4 × 1 1/8 × 15/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-42-a,b
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
