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Dinner Knife

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1900-1924

GUSN

GUSN-69298

Description

Yellow-white bulbous handle with rounded end, broad flat blade, rounded tip.

Details

Descriptive Terms

table knives
bone (material)
metal
bone (material)
Knife, Eating
Knife, Dinner
Knife, Dinner

Inscription

"MERIDEN CUTLERY COMPANY" (stamped)

Pattern

Bone

Additional Identification Number

F361

Maker

Meriden Cutlery Company (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

Meriden, CT, USA

Dimensions

9 3/8 x 7/8 x 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.19081

Places

Connecticut (United States)
Meriden (New Haven county, Connecticut)

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