Collection Highlights
Great Attraction at the Masonic Hall...Joice Heth
Date:
1835
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1835.49
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Luce Center
Knife and sheath
Object Number:
1940.989ab
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Metal, leather, wood
Dimensions:
Part (knife): 4 3/4 x 7/8 x 1/2 in. (12.1 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm)
Part (sheath): 6 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 1/8 in. (15.6 x 4.4 x 0.3 cm)
Description:
Knife with a curved metal blade and a wooden handle; brown leather sheath with one pointed end and red leather trim.
Gallery Label:
This knife and sheath were found during an archeological excavation at the site of the present Holland House, 276 Fifth Avenue at 30th Street.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Theodore Beach
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
