Broad fiddle handle; short back midrib; square shoulders; notched, serpentine, perforated blade. Geometric slot decoration imitates fish scales.
fish knives
silver (metal)
plate (material)
Silver
KNIFE, FISH
Struck: Har [circle with equator] Har wood [atop triangle] wood C See museum file for drawing. Unidentified pseudohallmarks.
Used At Rundlet-May House,
Possibly R & S Wood (Maker)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1484
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