Knife with Antler and Silver Handle
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1730–40
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Steel knife (b) with straight lower edge. Upper edge tapering towards the point, rounded bolster. Round silver ferrule. Pistol-shaped antler handle with engraved silver mount and finial. Part of set with case (a) and fork (c).
place: label: made in
content: probably Germany
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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: 1985-103-134-b
objectType: label: Type
content: cutlery
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Object Name
content: knife
label: Type
content: knife
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: antler, steel, silver
label: Dimensions
content: L x W x D: 15.1 × 1.7 × 1.3 cm (5 15/16 × 11/16 × 1/2 in.)