Design
c. 1850 (drawn)
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Design for a hunting knife and sheath for Messrs. Wostenholm's South American trade. The handle of the richly chased knife bears the masks of beasts and the body of the sheath the design of a centurion. At the bottom right of the sheet is a design composedd of a woman kneeling on the shoulders of a prostrate man, possibly meant for the handle of another knife. The reverse shows faint drawings for foliated decorations.
Object details
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| Brief description | Design by Alfred Stevens, design for a hunting knife and sheath for Messrs. Wostenholm's South American Trade, pencil on cartridge paper, c. 1850. |
| Physical description | Design for a hunting knife and sheath for Messrs. Wostenholm's South American trade. The handle of the richly chased knife bears the masks of beasts and the body of the sheath the design of a centurion. At the bottom right of the sheet is a design composedd of a woman kneeling on the shoulders of a prostrate man, possibly meant for the handle of another knife. The reverse shows faint drawings for foliated decorations. |
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| Credit line | Gifted from the Tate Gallery, date of receipt 11th October 1974. Gift refers to objects E.21 to 380-1975. |
| Bibliographic reference | Romney Towndrow, Kenneth. The Works of Alfred Stevens at the Tate Gallery. London: Published by the Tate Gallery Trustees, 1950. |
| Other number | N.G. No. 2849 - National Gallery number |
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| Accession number | E.169-1975 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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