Sharkskin Sheath for Agate-handled Knife and Fork
date: label: Date
content: 1675–1700
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Small wooden case covered with shagreen. Two circular and one wide opening inside. Lid hinged to the lower part of the body.
place: label: made in
content: England
setName: label: See more items in
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: 1985-103-110
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: wood, sharkskin, metal
label: Dimensions
content: L x W x D: 13.4 x 3.8 x 3.5 cm (5 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 3/8 in.)