Collection Highlights
George Washington (1732-1799)
Date:
1835
Object Number:
1858.32
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Knife
Object Number:
1730
Date:
1750-1790
Medium:
Steel, bone
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 1 x 1/2 in. ( 27.3 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on blade: "CRACH(?)R"
Description:
Dinner knife with a flat steel blade and a rectangular bone handle with canted edges, painted green.
Gallery Label:
This knife and two matching forks were used by Robert Rutgers (1731-1796).
Credit Line:
Gift of Misses Elizabeth Rutgers Baldwin and Margaret Bayard Baldwin, 9/29/31
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
