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Letter opener

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

GUSN

GUSN-170592

Description

Ivory letter opener, triangle-shaped handle end. Part of three piece desk set.

Details

Descriptive Terms

letter openers
ivory (tooth component)
Knife, Paper

Associated Building

Original To Stephen Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3/8 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.1139.2

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