Paperknife
1650-1700 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Scrivener's knife with a handle of tortoise-shell over foil, and silver cap and ferrule and maker's mark of two hearts and a sabre
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Steel with tortoise shell and silver mounts |
| Brief description | Scrivener's knife with a handle of tortoise-shell over foil, and silver cap and ferrule and maker's mark of two hearts and a sabre, Germany, late 17th century |
| Physical description | Scrivener's knife with a handle of tortoise-shell over foil, and silver cap and ferrule and maker's mark of two hearts and a sabre |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Two hearts and a sabre (Maker's mark) |
| Credit line | Given by the Rev. R. Brooke |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 985-1864 |
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| Record created | March 1, 2005 |
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