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Pocket knife

Pocket Knife
ca. 1865 (made)
Artist/Maker
S. Mordan & Co. (made)
Place of origin
London (made)

Pocket knife with an ivory handle.

Object details

Categories
Tools & Equipment
Prints
Printmaking Techniques
Object type
Pocket knife
TitlePocket knife (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Metals blades and an ivory handle
Metal
Ivory
Brief description
Pocket knife used by George Cruikshank
Physical description
Pocket knife with an ivory handle.
Dimensions
  • Length: 8.5cm
  • Width: 0.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'George Cruikshank 1865' (inscription on handle)
  • 'S. Mordan & Co' (inscription on handle)
Credit line
Bequest of Mrs. Eliza Cruikshank
Association
Cruikshank, George
Bibliographic reference
From departmental notes relating to the Cruikshank Bequest
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
10117

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O678173/pocket-knife-pocket-knife-s-mordan/
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