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Letter Opener

Letter Opener
Letter Opener
Letter Opener
ArtistCzech, born 1954
CultureCzech
Titles
  • Letter Opener
Datec. 1984
PlaceCzech Republic
MediumIvory
DimensionsOverall: 9 × 1 × 3/8 in. (22.9 × 2.5 × 1 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, gift of Helen Williams Drutt English
Object number2006.661
Not on view

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English, Philadelphia; given to MFAH, 2006.

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