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Set of dinner knives

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1890-1910

GUSN

GUSN-187977

Description

Set of seven dinner knives with ivory handles. Blades are smooth without a serrated edge and have rounded tips.

Details

Descriptive Terms

table knives
silver (metal)
ivory (tooth component)
Knife, Dinner

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3/4 x 1/2 (WxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.1506

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