Peer Smed
Letter Opener

ArtistAmerican, born Denmark, 1879–1943
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Letter Opener
Date1928–1943
PlaceBrooklyn, New York, United States
MediumSterling silver
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/4 × 1/2 × 1/4 in. (15.9 × 1.3 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineMilo M. Naeve Collection, gift of the estate of Milo M. Naeve
Object number2010.1523
Not on view

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Object Type
Provenance[Ark Antiques, New Haven, 1998]; Milo M. Naeve; bequeathed to MFAH, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped on the reverse: "HAND WROUGHT" "PEER / SMED (in a rectangle, divided by a hammer)" "STERLING"

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