Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Destruction
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.4
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Luce Center
Butter knives (2)
Object Number:
INV.14254-14255
Date:
1874-1900
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
each overall: 6 1/8 x 5/8 x 1/8 in. ( 15.6 x 1.6 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "R" ina rectangle, "H" in a rectangle, "M" in a rectangle, "Co" in a rectangle, "A" and "A" in rectangles
Description:
Pair of silver plated butter knives with flat, wavy-end handles with geometric decoration and flat, curved, rounded blades; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the stem.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
