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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1937A-D | |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Chopsticks with knife and sheath | |
| Culture | Chinese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | China | |
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| Date of Manufacture | 1800-1900 | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel; Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell); Jade; Silk; Silver | |
| Description | A: Small steel bladed knife with tortoise shell handle and silver bolster; B: Tortoise shell sheath with silver furnishings and a plum-colored silk band with two jade ornaments; C,D: Pair of steel chopsticks; From BRL 1982: "Trousse / China / 19th century. Tortoise shell scabbard with silver alloy fittings and chopsticks; purple silk ribbons with green, jade fittings." | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.1, Thickness = 1.9, Length = 17.7 | |