Knife
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1680–1700
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Straight-sided blade with upper edge pointing towards the lower edge; plain bolster. Silver ferrule engraved with initials "W v D S." Ivory handle carved in deep relief. Three virtues: Justice, with sword and scale, Hope, with anchor and bird, and Charity with candle (?) and three children. Four faces on top end of handle; cap of handle floral-shaped.
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: 1985-103-167
objectType: label: Type
content: cutlery
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Type
content: Knife
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ivory, silver, steel
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 23.6 x 2.3 cm (9 5/16 x 7/8 in.)