Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1936A,B | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Knife with 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); Silver; Copper alloy | |
| Description | A: Knife; B: Sheath; Sheath has main compartment to hold the knife and a smaller compartment on the front, presumably to hold chopsticks (missing); From BRL 1982: "Small knife and sheath / China / 19th century. Tortoise shell and silver; copper alloy mounts." | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = A=1.1; B=1.1, Thickness = A=0.7; B=1.5, Length = A=9.2; B=5.9 | |