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Knife

English (London)
about 1740
Object Place: Europe, London, England

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions L. 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.); W. 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Anonymous gift in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914)
Accession Number33.293
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver

DescriptionEach knife has a tapering octagonal pistol handle formed from two vertically seamed cast pieces.
Marks On blade, cutler's devices, a crown with V or W left and R right, over GARRARD.
ProvenanceAnonymous Gift to the MFA in Memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914). (Accession Date: March 2, 1933).