Dinner Knife With Engraved Braided Pattern
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1730–40
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Saber-shaped blade with concave bolster. Tapered silver handle with segmented panels to form rectangular profile. Front and back panels chased with decorative pattern fluted end with raised knop. Handle engraved at end with "A" (converse) and "H" (reverse).
place: label: made in
content: possibly 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: 1985-103-5
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: silver, steel
label: Dimensions
content: L x W x D: 23.4 × 2.2 × 1.8 cm (9 3/16 × 7/8 × 11/16 in.)