Knife Handle
ca. 1775 (made)
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One of a pair of knife handles, porcelain painted in underglaze blue.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Knife handle, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, possibly manufactured at Tournai porcelain factory, or Arras porcelain factory, France, about 1775 |
| Physical description | One of a pair of knife handles, porcelain painted in underglaze blue. |
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| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
| Production | Acquired as Arras; relabelled as perhaps Arras, 1770-90 and then as Tournai or Arras c. 1775 |
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| Associated object | 1379-1902 (Set) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1379A-1902 |
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| Record created | September 3, 2004 |
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