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Dinner Knife Blade

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Collection Type

  • Cooking equipment

Date

1860-1920

GUSN

GUSN-103704

Description

Silverplated dinner knife blade, missing handle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

blades (tool and equipment components)
silver (metal)
Knife, Eating
Knife, Dinner
Knife, Dinner

Inscription

"JAMES EDWARDS / HARVARD WORKS / SHEFFIELD" (Maker's mark)

Associated Person

Little, Amelia Worth, 1892-1986
Noyes, William

Additional Identification Number

3432

Maker

Edwards, James, 1842-1882 (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

Sheffield, England (origin); Newbury, MA (use)

Dimensions

3/4 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Herbert Noyes

Accession Number

2008.43.5

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