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Folding Knife
This is a Folding knife. It is dated ca. 1680–1700 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is steel, silver, bone. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
donated by
Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
It is credited The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
Its dimensions are
L x W: 18.8 x 1.9 cm (7 3/8 x 3/4 in.)
It has the following markings
On blade: unidentified cutler's marks
It is inscribed
On blade: LrLr (?)
Cite this object as
Folding Knife; steel, silver, bone; L x W: 18.8 x 1.9 cm (7 3/8 x 3/4 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-141
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.