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Dinner knife

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1847-1853

GUSN

GUSN-19702

Description

Dinner knife, silver plate. Smooth surface. Unornamented save for maker's mark on blade.

Details

Descriptive Terms

table knives
plating (metal coating)
silver (metal)
Silver
Plated
KNIFE, DINNER

Inscription

Engraved blade: ""1847 ROGERS BROS/ WARRANTED DWT""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Rogers Brothers (Maker)

Location of Origin

Hartford, CT, USA

Dimensions

9.125 (H) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.604

Reference Notes

Rainwater, Dorothy T., Author. American Silver Manufacturers. EVERYBODYS PRESS, 1966.

Places

Connecticut (United States)

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