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Ivory Table Cutlery

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

GUSN

GUSN-251575

Description

Craved ivory flatware; .1-.4 forks; .5-.8 knives; sawtooth edge on ends of handles; cross-hatched design on handle; stem of forks banded.

Details

Descriptive Terms

flatware
ivory (tooth component)
carving (processes)
cross-hatching
Ivory
Carved
Set, Flatware

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan

Accession Number

1949.878.1-8

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