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Knife (possibly Germany)
This is a knife. It is dated ca. 1600–1700 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is ivory, silver, steel. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
text from "Sexual Politics of Cutlery" in Feeding Desire exhibition catalogue:
" A silver spoon engraved "Willoughby de Eresby 1779", decorated with a monk presumably enlightening the "savage" beside him (fig. 2), articulates the fact that, particular styles and precious materials aside, to eat with even the dullest stainless steel flatware at a roadside diner is to participate in "Western civilization".
This object was
donated by
Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
It is credited The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
- Prototype for "Eva" Knife Knife Prototype
- balsa wood, gesso.
- Gift of the Estate of Eva Zeisel.
- 2014-8-3
- Lobed Dish with Ganymede, Jupiter, and Sphinxes Dish
- faience.
- Gift of Catharine Oglesby.
- 1958-119-7
Its dimensions are
L x W: 22.2 x 2.3 cm (8 3/4 x 7/8 in.)
It has the following markings
On blade: fleur-de-lis
Cite this object as
Knife (possibly Germany); ivory, silver, steel; L x W: 22.2 x 2.3 cm (8 3/4 x 7/8 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-176-b
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
