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Etui Knife (probably Germany), ca. 1790
This is a Etui knife. It is dated ca. 1790 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is ivory, mother-of-pearl, pewter, steel. 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: 18.4 x 1.7 cm (7 1/4 x 11/16 in.)
It has the following markings
On blade: BILBOA: = John Wilson, Brinsworth's Orchard, Sheffield, 1797 A DIRECTORY OF SHEFFIELD (...) (Sheffield, 1797) p.37
Cite this object as
Etui Knife (probably Germany), ca. 1790; ivory, mother-of-pearl, pewter, steel; L x W: 18.4 x 1.7 cm (7 1/4 x 11/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-133-a
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.