Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Butter knives (2)
Object Number:
1937.199-200
Date:
ca. 1840-1850
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 7 5/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in. ( 19.4 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the front of the handles: "LS" in script
engraved: on the undersides of the handles: "RS" in script and "ECG" in script
Marked: "G BOYCE" in rectangle
Description:
Pair of silver butter knives with upturned threaded fiddle handles with midribs on both sides; handles engraved, "LS" in script on the fronts, and "RS" in script and "ECS" on the undersides; flared shoulders and flat curved blades; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the stems.
Gallery Label:
These butter knives descended through Jonathan Dayton Williamson and Louise Schermerhorn to the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Constance Schermerhorn Skillin
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
