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Agate-handled knife and fork, with sharkskin sheath Knife
This is a knife. It is dated 1675–1700 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is steel, silver, agate. 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: 11.8 x 1.3 cm (4 5/8 x 1/2 in.)
Cite this object as
Agate-handled knife and fork, with sharkskin sheath Knife; England; steel, silver, agate; L x W: 11.8 x 1.3 cm (4 5/8 x 1/2 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-109
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.