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Oval upturned handle. Threaded on the front and back. Raised floral drop. Trianglar shaped head or slice with a rounded tip and teardrop shaped punctures. Center of the slice engraved with two birds and the edges are engraved with scrolls.
cake knives
silver (metal)
plate (material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
floral patterns
scrolls (motifs)
Silver
Scroll
Floral
Raised
Bird
Crane
KNIFE, CAKE
Engraved on the front handle: MSR Struck on the back handle: Y.S. & Co A1 [o is underlined and raised]
Used At Rundlet-May House,
YS & Co. (Maker)
USA
9.938 x 2.938 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1859
New Hampshire (United States)
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