Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
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Luce Center
Luncheon knife
Object Number:
1957.201d
Date:
ca. 1835
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 7/8 x 7/8 x 3/8 in. ( 20 x 2.2 x 1 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the blade: "B * G" in a rectangle beside three pseudohallmarks in chamfered rectangles: a bust, lion passant and "F"
Description:
silver luncheon knife with a threaded handle, cast in vertical halves, with short midribs on both sides; handle engraved with the Morris family crest, a tower in flames; molded handle socket fitted with a flat blade with a curved tip; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the blade.
Gallery Label:
Probably made for the marriage of Mary E. Babcock to William L. Morris in 1827.
Credit Line:
Bequest of John B. Morris, Jr.
Provenance:
Mary Elizabeth Babcock (1808-1851), who married William Lewis Morris (1805-1864); to their son John Babcock Morris (b.1839), who married Mary E. Faitoute; to their son John Babcock Morris Jr. (1881-1957), the donor.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
