
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 With the hollow steel blade it serves as a sheath for a dessert knife withdrawn through the butt of the handle.
More information
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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