Fruit knife
One of twelve fruit knives with mother-of-pearl handles and engraved and gilt decoration on blades.
Credit: Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, Decorative Arts Association Acquisition, and Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Funds
c. 1890
Silver, steel, mother-of-pearl, gilding
1996-56-74
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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