Knife
ca. 1735-ca. 1745 (made)
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Knife with faceted cylindrical handle of porcelain painted with chinoiseries in enamels, and with silver ferrule and blade. The blade is stamped with the cuttler's mark of a figure of Hercules below 'IEAN LAFORGE'
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, with silver ferrule and blade |
| Brief description | Knife with faceted cylindrical handle of porcelain painted with chinoiseries in enamels, Chantilly porcelain factory, France, about 1735-1745 |
| Physical description | Knife with faceted cylindrical handle of porcelain painted with chinoiseries in enamels, and with silver ferrule and blade. The blade is stamped with the cuttler's mark of a figure of Hercules below 'IEAN LAFORGE' |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'IEAN LAFORGE' above the figure of Hercules (Blade stamped with the cuttler's mark of a figure of Hercules below 'IEAN LAFORGE') |
| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
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| Accession number | 982-1902 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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