Name/Title
Silver butter knife by George Fink, of the Forsythe family, c. 1880Entry/Object ID
2006.21.51Description
ACC. NO. 06.21.51
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1880
OBJECT: KNIFE, BUTTER
DESCRIPTION: AMERICAN SILVER BUTTER KNIFE SIGNED BY THE MANUFACTURER, "GEORGE FINCK." KNIFE HAS A DESIGN IN RENAISSANCE REVIVAL STYLE FEATURING A ROMAN WARRIOR WEARING A HELMET.
SIZE: L 7-1/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: A BUTTER KNIFE BROUGHT TO ALAMEDA IN 1906 BY HELENA AMES FORSYTHE, MOTHER OF HELENE AMES.
DONOR: ESTATE OF HELENE AMES
CATALOGED: MAY 13, 2006
