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Knife with Stained Green Bone Handles and Silver Appliques
early 18th century
iron, bone, silver
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
In 1967, John Hayward of the Victoria and Albert Museum identified these pieces as Saxon.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Baroness Helen Giskra [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1948, by gift.
Geographies
Germany, Saxony (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Baroness Helen Giskra, 1948
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.1805.1
