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Dinner knife

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1850-1900

GUSN

GUSN-25156

Description

Part of flatware set. Flat, slightly curved steel blade w/ rounded ends. Tapered and curved wooden handles terminating in domed circular discs.

Details

Descriptive Terms

table knives
metal
wood (plant material)
Unidentified Metal
KNIFE, DINNER

Associated Building

Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

8.625 x 0.875 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman

Accession Number

1985.222.1

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