Collection Highlights
Come in, and Prevent a "Draft"
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.055.3.105
Medium:
Paper
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Knife sharpener
Object Number:
INV.14512c
Date:
1887 - 1888
Medium:
Silver, steel, and horn
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 35.9 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Cast silver knife sharpener with bone handle and hollow cast silver finial; shield-shape finial cast in vertical halves and decorated with feathered, foliate, and geometric decoration has beaded border around socket; cylindrical handle socket is die-rolled heart band with beaded edge; six-sided tapered steel sharpener blade.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder, 12/14/73
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
