Knife (one of three)
Object type: Knife
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: François Charles Gavet
Artist bio: French, appointed as cutler to the king 1782, died 1840
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1789–90
Medium: Silver gilt
Dimensions: Length: 8 in. (20.3 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
Accession year: 1948