Collections: Decorative Arts: Knife, Part of Three-Piece Carving Set

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Knife, Part of Three-Piece Carving Set

• Maker: Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1865-present
• Medium: Silver with enamel inlay, steel
• Place Manufactured: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
• Dates: ca. 1883
• Dimensions: 14 1/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (35.9 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm)
• Markings: Stamped on blade: "GORHAM M'F'G Co." Stamped on handle near juncture with blade: "[lion passant, anchor] G / STERLING / 65"
• Collections: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
• Accession Number: 87.125.1
• Credit Line: H. Randolph Lever Fund
• Image: Overall, 87.125.1_87.125.2_87.125.3.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
Gorham Manufacturing Company (1865-present). Knife, Part of Three-Piece Carving Set, ca. 1883. Silver with enamel inlay, steel, 14 1/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (35.9 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 87.125.1 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.125.1_87.125.2_87.125.3.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: Knife, silver with enamel inlay; part of three-piece carving set (87.125.1-.3). Steel blade. Silver handle inlaid on both sides with enamels of dark blue, light blue, brown, burgundy, mauve and yellow in abstract, geometric patterns in the Japanese taste; engraved decoration highlights the silver in areas between enamel. Rectangular collar with concave sides at juncture of handle and blade. CONDITION: Normal wear, especially to blade. Enamel chipped at two burgundy triangles and light blue circles on one side.