Knife, Fish

Name/Title

Knife, Fish

Entry/Object ID

2014.025.007

Tags

Needs new photography

Description

Set of 12 fish knives, each having simple-shaped handle with threaded edge and leaf and scroll terminal, rounded blade having fish scale ground with trip 'C''-scroll decoration at one end

Collection

Nathaniel Russell House

Acquisition

Accession

2014.025

Source or Donor

George Williams

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of George and Harriet Williams

Made/Created

Date made

1855

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Engraving

Location

handle

Transcription

script initials JEA

Type

Stamped

Transcription

Patent 1855/Coin

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Knife, Fish

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Knife, Eating

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Eating & Drinking Utensils

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

length of knives

Length

7-1/4 in

Dimension Description

length of box

Length

7-7/8 in

Location

Location

Room

303

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Building

NR STORAGE - 3RD FLOOR OVAL ROOM

Category

Permanent

Condition

Notes

Leather covering box in worn condition, hinge detached

Provenance

Notes

by descent from Joseph and Ellen Aiken

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

March 26, 2015

Updated By

mooreks@wofford.edu

Update Date

January 7, 2025