Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1970 | |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Knife | |
| Culture | German | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | Germany | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1800s, probably | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel; Bone; Tin alloy? | |
| Description | Steel bladed knife with smith marks on one side of blade, bone handle pieces that are dyed green, with six silver shells on each side of the handle and a crown with scrolls and a grape cluster in the center on each side; The proximal end has a silver cap on it with a rosette in the center; From BRL 1982: “Table knife, Germany, probably early 19th century; Green dyed bone slab handle; Pinned on tin (?) (sic) alloy decoration and end caps (same style as on CAS 0389-1544 and -1988); Illegible 3 part touchmark; Matches table fork CAS 0389-1971; a fine set.” | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.7, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 19.4 | |