Knife with Mother-of-Pearl and Wood Handle
date: label: Date
content: 18th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Straight lower edge, upper edge tapering towards the point. Wooden handle, octagonal in section, inlaid with mother-of-pearl floral and geometric decoration and brass thread borders. Silver ferrule and mount engraved on top.
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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: 1985-103-108
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: steel, silver, wood, mother-of-pearl, brass
label: Dimensions
content: L x W x D: 24.5 × 2.5 × 2.2 cm (9 5/8 in. × 1 in. × 7/8 in.)