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Pair of Knife Rests

Manufacturer: Attributed to Charles Cartlidge & Co., 1848-1856
Medium: Porcelain
Place Manufactured: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Dates: 1848-1856
Dimensions: each: 1 7/8 x 3 1/2 x 2 in. (4.8 x 8.9 x 5.1 cm)
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 43.128.143a-b
Credit Line: Gift of Arthur W. Clement
Image: Overall, 43.128.143_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Pair of porcelain knife rests (a & b); general barbell shape with cylindrical, fluted shafts that terminate at each end in a knob with Victorian design of a daisy-like flower in center and five irregular, molded, trefoil shaped (or fleur-de-lis shaped) surrounding flower. CONDITION: Edges of knobs chipped.

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