Curd cutter

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Curd cutter

Entry/Object ID

SS.2001.4

Description

Curd cutter, has five steel blades that taper from wide at handle to narrower at opposite end: open at top end and blades attached inside of round wooden handle; has brass band on wooden handle where blades meet wooden handle: small nail inside handle; stamped "5" on side of outer blade near handle; "5/D. (or O.)G. Young/Dedarville N./Cast Steel/Warranted" on other side of outer steel blade near handle.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

2-3/4 in

Depth

1 in

Length

20-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 3/4 x 1 x 20 3/4 in. (7 x 2.5 x 52.7 cm)

Material

brass, Cast steel, Wood

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Blades slightly corroded and rusted throughout, green oxidation accumulation around brass band edge.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Storeroom/Curatorial Storage