Collections: Decorative Arts: Fruit Knife, One of Set of Six

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Fruit Knife, One of Set of Six

• Maker: Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1865-present
• Medium: Silver, bronze, gilding
• Place Made: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
• Dates: ca. 1880
• Dimensions: 3/16 x 7 3/4 x 7/8 in. (0.5 x 19.7 x 2.2 cm)
• Markings: Impressed on one side of blade near handle: row of 3 small hallmarks including lion, anchor, and "G" in Gothic script / "STERLING / 5"
• Collections: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: This item is not on view
• Accession Number: 1997.66.5
• Credit Line: H. Randolph Lever Fund
• Image: Overall, 1997.66.10-13_1997.66.2_1997.66.4_1997.66.5_1997.66.6.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
Gorham Manufacturing Company (1865-present). Fruit Knife, One of Set of Six, ca. 1880. Silver, bronze, gilding, 3/16 x 7 3/4 x 7/8 in. (0.5 x 19.7 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 1997.66.5 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1997.66.10-13_1997.66.2_1997.66.4_1997.66.5_1997.66.6.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: Fruit knife with japonisme-inspired decorations, part of a set of six. Silver blade is an arched rectangle shape with pointed tip, curving sides, and flare at handle juncture; etched motifs of stalks, flowers, birds, and butterflies. Straight rectangular bronze handle molded on both sides with identical landscape scene with houses and figures; gilded accents. Condition: Good; shows some wear and loss to gilding, nicks along blade edge.