| Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1810 |
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| Category |
Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork |
| Object Name |
Knife |
| Culture |
French |
| Global Region |
Europe |
| Country |
France |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
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| County |
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| Other Geographic
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| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1800-1810 |
| Collection Name |
Rietz Collection of Food Technology |
| Materials |
Metal: Steel; Wood: ebony; Silver |
| Description |
From BRL 1982: "Carving knife, Empire style circa 1800-1810. Steel Blade is marked with a crown over 'S' and 'Julien' in script. Blade is ground down some, and has a hairline crack in the back. Handle: Ebony; silver cap and ferrule. Note: Carving knives of this period and older are very rare." |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 2.8, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 32.4 |