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Butter knife

Butter knife
Object name 
Butter knife
Date 
1874-1900
Related People 
Artist/Maker: R. H. Macy & Co.
Medium 
Silver plate
Dimensions 
Overall: 6 1/8 x 5/8 x 1/8 in. ( 15.6 x 1.6 x 0.3 cm )
Description 
silver plated butter knife with a flat, wavy-end handle with geometric decoration and a flat, curved, rounded blade; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the stem.
Object Number 
INV.14253
Marks 
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "R" ina rectangle, "H" in a rectangle, "M" in a rectangle, "Co" in a rectangle, "A" and "A" in rectangles
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.