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Knife and Case

1840-59 (made)
Artist/Maker
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

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Knife (Culinary Tool)
  • Case
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 createdMay 26, 2005
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