François Nicoud, French, active Paris ca. 1875-1890 Search this
Medium:
steel, gold plated, silver, mother of pearl
Dimensions:
L x W x D: 20 × 1 × 0.8 cm (7 7/8 × 3/8 × 5/16 in.)
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
knife
Object Name:
knife
Manufactured in:
Paris, France
Date:
ca. 1890
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
One of twelve dessert knives. Rectangular blade with pointed tip, devoid of surface decoration. Banded gold plated ferrule leads to mother of pearl handle, decorated with carved diagonal fluting, slightly widenning to rounded terminal.
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, Decorative Arts Association Acquisition, and Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Funds
