Knife
Artist
Unknown
Datecirca 1756
MediumBone and ivory; leather; steel; stamped
Dimensions(Knife): 9 5/8 × 1 1/8 × 3/4 in. (24.4 × 2.9 × 1.9 cm)
(Fork): 8 3/4 × 1 3/8 × 3/4 in. (22.2 × 3.5 × 1.9 cm)
(Leather sheath): 10 × 2 × 1 1/4 in. (25.4 × 5.1 × 3.2 cm)
(Fork): 8 3/4 × 1 3/8 × 3/4 in. (22.2 × 3.5 × 1.9 cm)
(Leather sheath): 10 × 2 × 1 1/4 in. (25.4 × 5.1 × 3.2 cm)
ClassificationsBone and Ivory
Credit LineGift of the NCMA Docents
Object numberG.68.9/1-3
On View
Not on viewThe Art Quarterly XXXI, no. 4 (Winter 1968): 447 [illus.: p. 442].
NCMA Calendar of Art Events II, no. 8 (May 1968).Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Prince Henry and His Times," May 29-July 3, 1977.
High Point, NC, High Point Arts Council, July 14-August 20, 1978. Object Rights Statement
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Alessandro Doria
Knife: 1751–1761, per mark; Shield: probably last half of 18th century
