Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
Date:
1779
Object Number:
1817.13
Medium:
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dessert knives (12)
Object Number:
INV.14523a-l
Date:
1825-1846
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 7 5/8 x 7/8 x 3/8 in. ( 19.4 x 2.2 x 1 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the blades: "MGH" in script
stamped: on the blades: "R & W. W." in a rectangle in roman letters
Description:
Twelve silver dessert knives with hollow, vertically cast, oval thread handles with shell and foliate scroll decoration; molded handle sockets; flat rounded blades engraved, "MGH" in script; makers' marks stamped on the blades.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
