Collection Highlights
Southern Chivalry - Argument versus Club's
Date:
1856
Object Number:
PR.010.1856.4
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Table knives (12)
Object Number:
INV.14522a-l
Date:
1812-1870
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 8 1/4 x 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 21 x 1.9 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "SES" in script
engraved: on the blades: "MMW" in script
stamped: on the blades: "A. E. W." in a rectangle
Description:
Tweleve silver table knives; hollow cast, in vertical halves, handles with double-swell fiddle handles with foliate scroll and bead decoration; handles engraved, "SES" in script; flat blades with rounded ends and scalloped tops; blades engraved, "MMW" in script; maker's marks stamped on the blades.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
