knife, folding

Date Made: c. 1780

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: France: Île-de-France, Paris

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life

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Credit Line: Estate of Charles F. Wiebusch

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.59.1015FCatalog Number: 59.1015FAccession Number: 111627

Object Name: knife, foldingObject Type: cutleryOther Terms: Knife; Personal Utensils; Cutlery; Folding; Pocket

Physical Description: steel (sheepfoot blade, master blade tang pin, spring, possibly linings material)silver (lamb foot blade material)mother of pearl (scales material)gold (bolsters, scale decoration material)Measurements: overall, stored closed: 1/4 in x 3 9/16 in x 11/16 in; .635 cm x 9.04875 cm x 1.74625 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-164e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_320473

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