Collection Highlights
American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States
Date:
1880
Object Number:
LIB.Y1808.W
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cheese knife
Object Number:
INV.14551
Date:
ca. 1860
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 1 1/8 x 1/8 in. ( 17.8 x 2.9 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "D" in gothic script
stamped: on the underside of the blade: "JAMES MIX JR."
Description:
Silver cheese knife with swell handle decorated with foliate and scroll ornament and with ancanthus and raffle-leaf tip; handle-end engraved with initial "D" in gothic script; flat blade has lower curved edge and four pointed scroll tips along upper end; blade engraved along face with diaper pattern framed by foliate scrolls; maker's hallmark stamped on the underside of the blade.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise S. Gilder, 12/14/73
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
