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Knife

Unknown artist, 1650–1700

Knife: the handle has panels of silver inlaid with tortoiseshell. With the hollow steel blade it serves as a sheath for a dessert knife withdrawn through the butt of the handle.

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Title of artwork, date

Knife, 1650–1700

Date supported

1933

Medium and material

Silver

Dimensions

22 cm

Gifted by

E W Bishop

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