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1896.35.5.1

Silver-mounted wooden sheath [.1] covered with floral patterns in ?silk thread, containing a knife [.2] with ivory handle and two ivory chopsticks [.3-.4]. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 20/2/2006]

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1896.35.5.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Silver-mounted wooden sheath [.1] covered with floral patterns in ?silk thread, containing a knife [.2] with ivory handle and two ivory chopsticks [.3-.4]. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 20/2/2006]
Geographical reference
China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1840?, uncertain
Date collected
circa 1840
Acquisition information
Donated: 1896
Materials and processes
Material Silver Metal, Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Material Wood Plant, Material Silk Yarn Animal
Dimensions
Length: max 182 mm, Length: max 193 mm, Length: max 235 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1896.35.5.1 Accession number: 1896.35.5.2 Accession number: 1896.35.5.3 Accession number: 1896.35.5.4

Search terms: Food and Drink, Box, Chopstick, Food Accessory, Knife