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Knife

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1860-1890

GUSN

GUSN-20980

Description

One in set of three knives, steel blades, white ivory handles, dinner knives w/ flat unserrated blade.

Details

Descriptive Terms

knives
ivory (tooth component)
steel (alloy)
Vegetable Ivory
Steel
KNIFE

Inscription

Engraved on blade: ""LANDERS FRARY & CLARK/ AETNA WORKS""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Landers, Frary & Clark (Maker)

Location of Origin

New Britain, CT, USA

Dimensions

8.25 x 0.75 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.3942.3

Places

Connecticut (United States)

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