Collection Highlights
The Daughters of Heber Reginald Bishop (Elizabeth, Harriet, Mary, and Edith)
ca. 1895
1905.22
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Knife sharpener
Object name
Knife sharpener
Date
1887 - 1888
Medium
Silver, steel, and horn
Dimensions
Overall: 14 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 35.9 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description
Cast silver knife sharpener with bone handle and hollow cast silver finial; shield-shape finial cast in vertical halves and decorated with feathered, foliate, and geometric decoration has beaded border around socket; cylindrical handle socket is die-rolled heart band with beaded edge; six-sided tapered steel sharpener blade.
Credit Line
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder, 12/14/73
Object Number
INV.14512c
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
