knife, dinner
knife, dinner
- Description
- Dinner knife, silver-plated steel. Straight blade with rounded tip. Hollow, baluster-shaped handle with decorated in low relief with art nouveau style whiplash curve and foliate decoration. Heavily scratched, discolored, and tarnished, plate is worn.
- Engraved on butt in cursive: “W”
- Etched on blade: “REED & BARTON”
- Stamped on side of handle: “PATAPPLFOR”
- The company applied for and was granted several patents for the design and production of flatware ca 1902-1904, none of which are this design.
- Maker is Reed & Barton, active ca 1840-present in Taunton, Massachusetts.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1900- 1905
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Taunton
- Physical Description
- metal, silver (overall material)
- metal, steel (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1/2 in x 9 11/16 in x 15/16 in; 1.27 cm x 24.60625 cm x 2.38125 cm
- ID Number
- 1986.0531.081
- accession number
- 1986.0531
- catalog number
- 1986.0531.081
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
