Manufacturer:

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present  Search this

Medium:

hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, steel, silver

Dimensions:

L x W x D: 22.2 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm (8 3/4 × 7/8 × 11/16 in.)

Type:

cutlery

Decorative Arts

knife

Object Name:

knife

Place:

Germany

Date:

after 1730

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Straight-sided, leaf-shaped blade. Horizontal bands on bolster, silver ferrule, octagonal in section. White pistol-shaped porcelain handle, octagonal in section. Multi-color Chinoiserie decoration with tiger, bamboo and flowers on one side, and flowers on the reverse side.

Credit Line:

The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg

Accession Number:

1985-103-189

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq40e4cf67f-991c-458e-bdbc-73833f2aad2f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1985-103-189