Collection Highlights
Drawing by Sargeant: Figure Studies after Tintoretto's "Worship of the Golden Calf"; verso: sketch of a horse-drawn carriage and a more finished study of a horse
c. 1874
1935.85.2.24
Graphite on ivory paper, formerly mounted on a page of James Carroll Beckwith Album 1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Knife rests (2)
Object name
Knife rests (2)
Date
1805-1806
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
each overall: 1 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 2.9 x 6 x 2.9 cm )
Description
Pair of silver knife rests; each rest formed of two cast, triangular ends with rounded corners; three circular stretchers between each; engraved, "I. C" in gothic script on one end of each; maker's marks stamped on the other end of each.
Credit Line
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number
1939.154-155
Marks
engraved: one end of each: "I. C" in gothic script
stamped: opposite end of each: "TJ" in a rectangle, king's head in an oval, lion passant in a rectangle, "K" in a rectangle
Gallery Label
These knife rests belonged to the Corse family.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.