Pocket knife
ca. 1850
Place madeUnited States, North America
Silver
Overall (Open): 5 5/8 × 5/8 × 1/4 in. (14.3 × 1.6 × 0.6 cm)
Gift of Florence Rogers Dietrich
1944.54
DescriptionCast silver pocket knife with a double-swell fiddle handle with a Classical female bust in medallions on each side, foliate and geometric decoration; handle engraved, "M. D. to E. M." in script; flat pointed blade with one sharp edge and foliate scroll engraving, folds into the handle; no maker's marks.Markingsengraved: on the handle: "M. D. to E. M." in script
ClassificationsSILVER
