Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
Date:
1779
Object Number:
1817.13
Medium:
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Fish knife
Object Number:
1911.63
Date:
ca. 1835-1845
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 3/8 in. ( 18.1 x 2.9 x 1 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "WADP" in script
stamped: on the blade: "Rock{?]" in script in an oval
Description:
silver fish knife with a threaded handle with shell decoration and an anthemion finial with a beaded band below, cast in vertical halves; handle engraved, "WADP" in script; molded stem and rattail drop on a flat blade with one scalloped side curving to a point at the top; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the blade.
Credit Line:
Gift of Catherine Augusta De Peyster
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
