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Fruit knife
1756–62
Object Place: Europe, Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
21.59 cm (8 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number41.897
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionPistol handle of hard paste porcelain with handles of raised flowers at sides & painted sprigs of flowers. Gilded pointed steel blades with marks similar to those of Paris silversmiths under Eloi Brichard, 1756-62. Set with 478-82.32.
ProvenanceBy 1932, Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes; 1941, gift of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes to the MFA.