Silvered steel blade, fluted and tapering to point. Marked AST STEEL on blade with a ring guard at join to handle. Carved mother of pearl handle with stylized terminus; scrolled leaf decoration on silver neck ring.
knives
carving (processes)
mother of pearl
silver (metal)
steel (alloy)
Knife
Steel
Silver
Mother-of-Pearl
Carved
Knife
Original to Roseland Cottage (Woodstock, Conn.),
Unknown
11.25 (H) (inches)
Gift of Margaret Carson Holt
1970.830
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