Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1884 | |
| Category | Culinary Items | |
| Object Name | Knife | |
| Culture | English, probably | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | England / Great Britain, probably | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | England, probably | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | late 1700s | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel; Ivory (elephant); Silver; Iron | |
| Description | From BRL 1982: "Dinner Knife. Blade: steel. Handle: Green dyed fancy carved elephant ivory handle / silver ferrule / iron bolster. Construction is late 18th century English; Note: Blade shape is suggestive of French manufacture, but blade has been reshaped and is therefore most likely English; Matches dinner knife CAS 0389-1883." | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.7, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 21.6 | |