Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1555 | |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Knife | |
| Culture | German, probably | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | Germany, probably | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1700s, probably | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel; Horn (cow); Brass | |
| Description | From BRL 1982: “Table knife, probably German or Bavarian (sic), probably 18th century; Horn slab handle (cow horn); Pinned on engraved brass bolster; Pinned on cap missing, probably matched brass bolster; Forged blade with single touchmark that appears to be a spade, trademark of Friedrich Herder of Solingen, Germany, est. 1623.” | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.0, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 20.5 | |