Fish Slice, Croyden Pattern
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Silver-plate
DATES
patented July 14, 1883
DIMENSIONS
10 1/4 x 2 7/8 x 1 3/8 in. (26 x 7.3 x 3.5 cm)
MARKINGS
Impressed underside on shaft: "1880 PAIRPOINT MFG. CO", " 4"
ACCESSION NUMBER
2009.12.22
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Robert Tuggle
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Long, flat, slightly upward turned, rectangular handle with long shaft and short, flat, wide, ovoid, blade, terminating at proper left in a wide, pointed, end with long, notched cut out. Impressed decoration at top third of handle of narrow pointed leaves, on a stippled background, plain reserve; impressed decoration at lower third of two flowers, one with pointed petals, with large pointed leaf. Shaft at top and bottom, inverted triangle design.
Condition: normal signs of wear and tarnish.
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