LETTER OPENER
Creator(s): Harry Winston, Inc. (Firm)
About this object
The handle of the letter opener is a conical shell. The shell is real and is white with tan spots. It has a metal tip attached to it and is wrapped with a spiral gilt metal braid. It is set in the handle with metal leaves at the join with the opener. The handle is long, thin, and pointed.
- Object name:
- LETTER OPENER
- Made from:
- Metal -- shell
- Made in:
- New York, USA
- Date made:
- mid 20th Century
- Size:
- 20.6 cm (8 1/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 14.142
- Class:
- METAL
- Signature marks:
- MARK Winston [On handle]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973