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Butter Knife
1847 Rogers Brothersca. 1885
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States
Butter knife, silver plate, with shaped blade which twists 180 degrees at stem. Stem rises to interlaced mid-band. Handle flares outward above this enclosing a panel containing flowers above which a male figure in classical garb holds grapes. Arcadian Pattern.Condition: Plate worn on both sides of blade; blade slightly bent; normal wear.
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Details
- Title: Butter Knife
- Creator Nationality: American
- Date Created: ca. 1885
- Location Created: Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
- Type: Food/Drink, Service
- Rights: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Liberman
- External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/115544/Butter_Knife
- Medium: Silver plate
- Signed: no signature
- Markings: On back of stem: "1847 ROGERS BROS A1"
- Maker: 1847 Rogers Brothers
- Inscribed: no inscriptions
- Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 1 in. (19.1 x 2.5 cm)
- Collection: Decorative Arts
- Accession number: 87.223.3
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