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Pair of Knife Rests
Accession # 43.128.143a-b
Manufacturer Charles Cartlidge & Co.
Title Pair of Knife Rests
Date 1848-1856
Medium Porcelain
Dimensions each: 1 7/8 x 3 1/2 x 2 in. (4.8 x 8.9 x 5.1 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Arthur W. Clement
Location Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf P (Ceramics)
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.