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

Create Date

March 26, 2015

Update Date

January 7, 2025