Knife from Rennaisance Italy w/ Musical Notation & Prayers

[Jack Loomes]

Date: c. 1550

Medium: Steel blade with engraved (and gilded?) decoration; ivory handle with engraved decoration

Dimensions: 1 7/16 x 11 7/16 inches (3.7 x 29.1 cm)

Curatorial Department: European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
* Gallery 257, European Art 1500-1850, second floor

Accession Number: 1930-1-127

Credit Line: Purchased with Museum funds from the Edmond Foulc Collection, 1930

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