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CAS 0389-1939A-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 | ca. 1900 | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel; Wood; Leather (shagreen); Bone; Brass; Iron; Lacquer; Shell: nacre (mother-of-pearl); Nickel silver | |
| Description | A: Steel knife with inset wood and bone handle with small brass end plate; B: Sheath of dark shagreen with metal furniture and bone distal end, with special receptacle to hold chopsticks; C,D: Pair of wooden chopsticks; From BRL 1982: "Trousse / China or Tibet / early 20th century. Knife: Blade has forged bolster, two fullers. Handle: Red wood handles with white bone ends, iron pins. Chopsticks: Two fancy ebony chopsticks. Scabbard: Wood, covered with black lacquer with mother of pearl bits; nickel silver hardware, white bone end; iron ring." | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.4, Thickness = 1.9, Length = 29.9 | |