Collection Highlights
Minaret Turkish Cigarettes
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.111.AMER.MIN
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Serving knife
Object Number:
1942.391
Date:
ca. 1896
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 21 x 8.3 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "MDBM" in script
stamped: on the underside of the stem: "STERLING PAT. 1896" besides an unidentifiable hallmark
Description:
Cast silver serving knife with an upturned double-swell fiddle handle with an anthemion tip and all over foliate scroll decoration; handle engraved, "MDBM" in script; swelling stem decorated with three flower motifs and threaded design; flat, scalloped blade with thee bands of piercing; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Wilmot T. Cox
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
