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

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Knife Sharpener, 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: 13 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (34.9 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm)
• Markings: Stamped on handle near juncture with shaft: "[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: 87.125.3
• 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 Sharpener, Part of Three-Piece Carving Set, ca. 1883. Silver with enamel inlay, steel, 13 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (34.9 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 87.125.3 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.125.1_87.125.2_87.125.3.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: Knife sharpener, silver with enamel inlay, steel; part of three-piece carving set (87.125.1-.3). Steel shaft, hexagonal with concave sides, tapers to point at end. 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 shaft. CONDITION: Normal wear; enamel chipped at one burgundy, one dark blue triangle on one side.