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Dessert knife
Object name
Dessert knife
Date
ca. 1845-1856
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/4 x 3/4 x 3/4 in. ( 18.4 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm )
Description
Cast silver dessert knife with a double-swell fiddle handle with foliate scroll decoration and engraved, "SFC" in script; molded handle socket and a flat, curved blade; makers' marks stamped on the blade.
Credit Line
Gift of Florence Rogers Dietrich
Object Number
1944.52
Marks
engraved: on the handle: "SFC" in script
stamped: on the blade: "STEBBINS & CO" incuse, eagle in a circle over "v" in a diamond, bust in an oval
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
