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Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1857   CAS 0389-1857; Knife
Category Culinary Items
Object Name Knife
Culture German
Global Region Europe
Country Germany
State/Prov./Dist. Bavaria
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture mid to late 1800s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Nickel silver; Other metal; Wood or horn?
Description From BRL 1982: “Table knife; Bavaria, mid to late 19th century; Nickel silver handle, inlaid with panels of what appears to be polished wood, or perhaps something like chamois horn; Nickel silver medallions; Touchmark on knife blade looks like and iron (sic); Matches table fork [CAS] 0389-1860.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.5, Thickness = 2.3, Length = 18.9