Barrel-Maker's Knife
1702 (dated)
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Barrel maker's knife, the steel blade stamped with two unidentified maker's marks and dated '1702', etched with designs and verses including a depiction of men breaking open a barrel of beer. The cast gilt brass handle is in the form of a lion.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stamped and etched steel with cast gilt brass |
| Brief description | Barrel-maker's knife, steel blade etched with verses and designs including an image of men opening a barrel of beer, the lion-shaped handle of cast gilt brass, made in Germany, dated 1702 |
| Physical description | Barrel maker's knife, the steel blade stamped with two unidentified maker's marks and dated '1702', etched with designs and verses including a depiction of men breaking open a barrel of beer. The cast gilt brass handle is in the form of a lion. |
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| Gallery label | COOPER'S KNIFE, steel and brass, Germany; dated 1702
Handle of cast gilt brass. Two unidentified stamped maker's marks on the blade. Etched with designs and verses. This side shows men breaking open a barrel of beer.
Museum No. 126-1873(07/1994) |
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| Bibliographic reference | Mills, Rosie, "Images in Steel: The Art and Craft of Etched Decoration", The Journal of the Antique Metalware Society, Vol. 19, June 2011, pp. 82-91, ill. p. 88 |
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| Accession number | 126-1873 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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