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Print, Design for Two Knife Handles
This is a Print. It was designed by Francesco Salviati and engraved by Aegidius Sadeler and published by Cherubino Alberti. It is dated 1583 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is engraving on off-white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was
donated by
Advisory Council.
It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
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Its dimensions are
Platemark: 25.4 x 11.7 cm (10 x 4 5/8 in.)
It is inscribed
In plate, lower left: cum privilegio summi Pontificus In plate, on left knife: QVI / CA In plate, on right knife: CA / MORS ET VITA IN MANV LINGVAE
Cite this object as
Print, Design for Two Knife Handles; Designed by Francesco Salviati (Italian, 1510 – 1563); Engraved by Aegidius Sadeler (1570 – 1629); Published by Cherubino Alberti (Italian, 1553–1615); Italy; engraving on off-white laid paper; Platemark: 25.4 x 11.7 cm (10 x 4 5/8 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-350-1
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Fragile Beasts and Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.