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Knife (Germany), ca. 1700
This is a knife. It is dated ca. 1700 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is shark skin, silver, brass, steel, amber. 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.
- Print, Design for Two Knife Handles
- engraving on off-white laid paper.
- Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
- 1921-6-350-1
Its dimensions are
L x W: 19.2 x 2.1 cm (7 9/16 x 13/16 in.)
It has the following markings
On blade: crossed swords (partly illegible) hammer
Cite this object as
Knife (Germany), ca. 1700; shark skin, silver, brass, steel, amber; L x W: 19.2 x 2.1 cm (7 9/16 x 13/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-136-b
