Knife
ca.1850 (made)
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Penknife with a steel blade marked 'LETELLIER' and second blade of silver with 'G.F.' and French standard mark used from 1838, in a handle covered with tortoiseshell scales inlaid with silver fleur-de-lys and the crowned initials 'H.V.'
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Steel, tortoiseshell and silver |
| Brief description | Penknife with a steel blade marked 'LETELLIER' and second blade of silver in a handle covered with tortoiseshell scales inlaid with silver fleur-de-lys, France, early 19th century |
| Physical description | Penknife with a steel blade marked 'LETELLIER' and second blade of silver with 'G.F.' and French standard mark used from 1838, in a handle covered with tortoiseshell scales inlaid with silver fleur-de-lys and the crowned initials 'H.V.' |
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| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
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| Accession number | 1002-1902 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2005 |
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