Butter Knife, "Angelo Pattern"
Decorative Arts and Design
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MEDIUM
Silver-plate
DATES
ca. 1879â1886
DIMENSIONS
7 1/2 x 1 1/16 x 11/16 in. (19.1 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm)
MARKINGS
Stamped on back: "(anchor) WM ROGERS & SON AA"
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
ACCESSION NUMBER
88.105.1
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Bavid A. Hanks
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Butter knife with twist handle. Lower 2/5 of handle is undecorated. Decoration begins with a small flower on a straight stem with two symmetrical leaves. Next is a zigzag band with a stylized florette in a central triangle. The handle then flares out and culminates in a rounded end. This section of the handle contains another flower and leaves in a trapezoid followed by a diagonal band of small florettes. Then a large empty area (intended for initials) and finally at the rounded end an asymmetrically placed series of concentric quarter circles that contain stylized florettes and geometric patterns. Plain shaped blade. Angelo Pattern.
Condition: Very good; exhibits normal wear.
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