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Knife, Butter

Object Name:
Knife, Butter
Object ID:
1969.036.06
Creator:
Rogers BrothersSilversmith
Place of Origin:
Hartford, CT
Date:
circa 1900
Description:
Butter Knife. Made by Rogers Brothers, Hartford, CT; c. 1900. Silver-plated metal. Double-swell fiddle handle, with upturned round end, and short mid-rib on front. Blade, which is smooth on the bottom edge and shaped/scalloped on the top edge, is twisted 90 degrees with respect to the handle. Stamped on right side of blade in incuse sans-serif letters and numbers, "1847 ROGERS BROS", and in a larger size, "A 1", with a circle next to it.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1 L-7.375 inches
Provenance:
Gift of Alice Clark Haubrich (1915-2002), author from Claremont, NH. No history given with this piece.
Credit Line:
Gift of Alice Clark Haubrich
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