Knife

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Object Details

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Scimitar-shaped blade, curved cutting edge upturned tip. Baluster neck, silver ferrule with engraved border. Ivory handle carved in deep relief with entwined hunting dogs and prey: stag, boar, rabbit. Button cap at end of handle.

Credit Line

The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg

Date

late 17th–early 18th century

Accession Number

1985-103-158

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

cutlery

Decorative Arts

Knife

Medium

ivory, steel, silver

Dimensions

L x W: 21.5 x 3 cm (8 7/16 x 1 3/16 in.)

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c4c2140a-fb5a-4943-aa9e-b523eac22022

Record ID

chndm_1985-103-158