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Pistol-handled knife

Made at: Mennecy Manufactory (France)
about 1745
Object Place: Europe, France

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions 22.22 cm (8 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Michele Beiny in memory of her grandfather Hanns Weinberg
Accession Number1981.730
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionSoft-paste porcelain. Painted with chinoiseries of pagodas, Chinese boys and plants in shades of blue, green and yellow, outlined in iron-red. With original steel collars and blades, and original fitted case.