Butter Knife | Yale University Art Gallery

ca. 1836–76

Medium: Sterling silver
Dimensions: 7 7/8 × 5/8 × 5/8 in., 1 t oz., 8 dwt. (20 × 1.6 × 1.6 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Kugelman, B.A. 1956, B. Mus. 1959, M.D. 1960
Accession Number: 1980.98
Geography: Manufactured in New York, New York
Culture: American
Period: 19th century
Classification: Flatware
Disclaimer: Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Bibliography

"Acquisitions 1980," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin 38, no. 2 (Winter 1982), 67

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butter knives

marked vertically top to bottom; an eagle in an oval, Roman upper case letters "A/C" within a diamond; a helmet in an oval

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