Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1966.032.004 |
Object Name |
Knife, Butter |
Title |
WM. ROGERS Fancy Butter Knife (1920s?) |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Date |
1920s |
Year Range from |
1920 |
Year Range to |
1930 |
Artist |
Wm. Rogers & Son |
Made |
Wm. Rogers & Son |
Place of Origin |
Connecticut, New York, United States of America? |
Description |
A silverplated butter knife, WM. ROGERS & SON AA, recorded as 40 years old at time of accession (1966), which would date it from the 1920s. It has a very ornate pattern to it, and the blade is set in an opposing direction to the handle, and has a decorative shape to it. |
Makers mark |
Emboss-style lettering: "WM. ROGERS & SON AA" |
Provenance |
Original provenance unknown. Last owned by Mrs. Stanley Young who suggested that the butter knife dates from the 1920s. It was manufactured by Wm. Rogers & Son. |
Collection |
Food Service Tools & Equipment |
Material |
Metal/Silver |
Dimensions |
W-2.5 L-18 D-0.2 cm |