Knife and Case
1840-59 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Knife with a handle of stamped silver and an iron blade, with a cast finial shaped as a dog, in a shagreen case with silver mounts.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, cast and stamped; case covered in shagreen (shark or ray skin) dyed green. |
| Brief description | Knife and sheath, Dutch (Amsterdam), 1840-1859, mark of Nicolaas Reek of Hoorn. |
| Physical description | Knife with a handle of stamped silver and an iron blade, with a cast finial shaped as a dog, in a shagreen case with silver mounts. |
| Marks and inscriptions | |
| Credit line | Given by Charles R Beard |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Wttewaall, B.W.G., Nederlands Klein Zilver en schepwerk 1650-1880. 2nd edn, rev., Zutphen:Uitgeverij Uniepers Abcoude, 2003. ISBN 9068252992 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.248:1&:2-1928 |
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| Record created | May 26, 2005 |
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