Courtly Knife
Artist
Unknown German
CultureGerman
Titles
- Courtly Knife
Datelate 17th century
MediumAgate, silver fire gilt, and steel
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/4 × 7/8 × 7/8 in. (21 × 2.2 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2008.3
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
217 Blaffer Galleries
Exposé
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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer FoundationObject Type
Published References "Cutlery from Gothic to Art Deco,", exhibition catalogue, Design Museum Ghent, Ghent 2003, p. 139f
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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