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Knife, Tablewear Series

Maker: Boris Bally
Medium: Silver, ebony
Place Made: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Dates: Designed and made 1987
Dimensions: 1/4 x 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (0.6 x 2.2 x 22.5 cm)
Markings: Incised on right side of collar: ".925 BALLY 1987"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 1995.16.15
Credit Line: Gift of the artist
Image: Group, 1995.16.15-.18.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Geometric, silver knife with flat, rectangular ebony handle. Blade shaped as triangle with apex at right side, blade continues into rectangular section that terminates at a rectangular collar attached to handle with a rivet; bottom edge of collar angles downward from left to right. CONDITION: Good; scratches on both sides of blade, silver tarnished.

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