Pocket knife
Object type: Pocket knife
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Jean Gavet
Artist bio: cutler to the King 1757, master goldsmith 1769, recorded 1781
Artist role: Maker
Date: 1766–67
Medium: Gold, steel
Dimensions: Length (closed): 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm);
Length (open): 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
Accession year: 1948