Sheath for a Cutlery Set
date: label: Date
content: 1589
name: label: Maker
content: W G W
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Carved wooden sheath (a) for two implements. The body of the sheath divided in four vertical, rectangular panels. Broad front and reverse panels each have six carved compartments showing both Old and New Testament scenes. Compartments on the two narrow sides show six apostles, each enumerated with their emblems. "WGW" carved on one side, and "1589" on the reverse. Plain rectangular silver cap (b) with rounded sides slides onto sheath and is possibly a later replacement.
place: label: made in
content: Netherlands
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1985-103-42-a,b
objectType: label: Type
content: cutlery
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Object Name
content: sheath
label: Type
content: sheath
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: fruitwood, silver
label: Dimensions
content: L x W x D (overall): 21.5 × 3.2 × 2.4 cm (8 7/16 × 1 1/4 × 15/16 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W x D (sheath a): 20 × 2.9 × 2.1 cm (7 7/8 × 1 1/8 × 13/16 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W x D (cap b): 3.1 × 2.8 × 2.4 cm (1 1/4 × 1 1/8 × 15/16 in.)