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Knife

ca.1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Knife with a long narrow blade with a rounded end mounted in a round loaded handle of stamped silver filled with composition, decorated with mouldings and an incised band of lozenge pattern


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Steel with stamped silver filled with composition
Brief description
Knife with a loaded handle of stamped silver filled with composition, Sheffield, late 18th century, Fitzhenry Gift
Physical description
Knife with a long narrow blade with a rounded end mounted in a round loaded handle of stamped silver filled with composition, decorated with mouldings and an incised band of lozenge pattern
Dimensions
  • Length: 7.87in
  • Width: 0.68in
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
1040-1902

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Record createdMarch 4, 2005
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