LETTER OPENER
Creator(s): Cartier (Firm)
Currently in storage
About this object
The handle of the letter opener is rectangular. It is marked off as a ruler to 3 inches. At the opposite end of the handle is a thin piece which acts as a pen knife. The pieces are hinged.
- Object name:
- LETTER OPENER
- Made from:
- Gold
- Made in:
- New York, USA
- Date made:
- 20th c.
- Size:
- 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 11.190
- Class:
- GOLD
- Signature marks:
- MARK; NUMBER on edge: Cartier 14K; on edge: numbers for inches
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973