Collection Highlights
Flags on 57th Street, Winter 1918
Date:
1918
Object Number:
1984.68
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pocket knife with a sheath
Object Number:
INV.14335ab
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Silver, wood, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 5/8 x 7/8 x 5/8 in. ( 16.8 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Silver and wood pocket knife with a sheath; ovoid wooden handle with a tapered ovoid handle socket and tip with foliate engraving; pointed and serrated flat blade; tapered conical sheath with a molded tip, engraved foliate decoration and geometric pierce work; inside of sheath lined with black leather.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
