PAPER KNIFE
Creator(s): Unknown (Jeweler)
About this object
The handle of the paper knife has three round projections on either side like nail heads. There is a coil of silver imitating wire at the top of the handle. The pointed cutter is shaped like an arrow and is made from tortoiseshell. It has one circle of silver in the center.
- Object name:
- PAPER KNIFE
- Made from:
- Silver -- tortoiseshell
- Made in:
- Mexico
- Date made:
- mid 20th Century
- Size:
- 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 12.337
- Class:
- SILVER
- Signature marks:
- MARK STERLING MEXICO around a triangle enclosing an animal; 13 within a shield with a birds head on top (silver content) [On the end of the handle]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973