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Knife (The Netherlands or Flanders)
This is a knife. It is dated ca. 1621 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is silver, steel. 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: 13.9 x 1.6 cm (5 1/2 x 5/8 in.)
It has the following markings
On blade: STANTON; later replacement
It is inscribed
On side of handle: ELISABET LE BRUN on reverse side; Sans Dieu Rien. Anno 1622
Cite this object as
Knife (The Netherlands or Flanders); silver, steel; L x W: 13.9 x 1.6 cm (5 1/2 x 5/8 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-76
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.