Knives
Date1700-1720
MediumHard-paste porcelain; steel; silver
DimensionsLength: 8 1/4in. (21cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, The Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach Directors
Object number2020-46,2-3
DescriptionChinese porcelain hafts, each decorated in translucent enamels (famille verte) with two reserved panels, one with birds perched on a flowering branch, the reverse with a flowering tree peony; the reserves divided by a band of cell-diaper punctuated with flower heads which also encircle the top and base of the handles. Silver collars with steel blades each marked with a crowned A and KRONE / A LIEGE.Mark(s)Steel blades each marked with a crowned A and KRONE / A LIEGE
1700-1720
ca. 1745
1875-1908
1875-1908
1875-1908
1875-1908
ca. 1765
ca. 1765
1740-1760
1745-1765
ca. 1755