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Japonesque Style Pattern Number 5 Frunit Knife Knife, ca. 1880
This is a knife. It was made by Gorham Manufacturing Company. It is dated ca. 1880 and we acquired it in 1996. Its medium is gold plated, silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
It is credited Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
- Japonesque Style Pattern Number 5 Frunit Knife Knife, ca. 1880
- gold plated, silver.
- Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
- 1996-81-6
- Inkstand, ca. 1860
- brass, inlaid marble, glass.
- 1968-115-1-a/c
- Textile (England or United States)
- linen.
- Gift of Mrs. Germaine Little.
- 1968-110-33
Our curators have highlighted 2 objects that are related to this one.
- Coffee Service Coffee Service, 1903
- silver, gold, ivory.
- Gift of Mrs. Edward C. Möen.
- 1963-77-1-a/d
- Tsuba
- Bequest of George Cameron Stone.
- 1936-4-108
Its dimensions are
L x W x D: 19.8 × 2.1 × 0.7 cm (7 13/16 × 13/16 × 1/4 in.)
It has the following markings
On base of blade, stamped: [1] Lion passant, anchor, gothic G (maker's mark for Gorham) [2] STERLING [3] 5
Cite this object as
Japonesque Style Pattern Number 5 Frunit Knife Knife, ca. 1880; Made by Gorham Manufacturing Company (United States); USA; gold plated, silver; L x W x D: 19.8 × 2.1 × 0.7 cm (7 13/16 × 13/16 × 1/4 in.); Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund; 1996-81-6
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Passion for the Exotic: Japonism and Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
