Knife
ca. 1740-ca. 1760 (made)
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Knife with pistol-shaped handle of porcelain painted with chinoiseries in enamels, and with silver ferrule and steel blade. The blade is stamped with the cuttler's mark of a fleur-de-lys (?)
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, with silver ferrule and steel blade |
| Brief description | Knife with pistol-shaped handle of porcelain painted with chinoiseries in enamels, Mennecy porcelain factory, France, about 1740-1760 |
| Physical description | Knife with pistol-shaped handle of porcelain painted with chinoiseries in enamels, and with silver ferrule and steel blade. The blade is stamped with the cuttler's mark of a fleur-de-lys (?) |
| Marks and inscriptions | (The blade is stamped with the cuttler's mark of a fleur-de-lys (?)) |
| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
| Production | Acquired as Chantilly, although the glaze does not appear to be opacified with tin. |
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| Accession number | 986-1902 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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