Cake Knife

Item Information

Title:
Cake Knife
Description:
Oval upturned handle. Threaded on the front and back. Raised floral drop. Trianglar shaped head or slice with a rounded tip and teardrop shaped punctures. Center of the slice engraved with two birds and the edges are engraved with scrolls.
Creator:
YS & Co.
Date:
1850–1900
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
silver (metal)
plate (material)
cake knives
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
floral patterns
scrolls (motifs)
Silver
Scroll
Floral
Raised
Bird
Crane
Places:
New Hampshire > Rockingham (county) > Portsmouth
Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.)
Extent:
9.938 in. x 2.938 in. (H x W)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/48667
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Ralph May
Accession #:
1971.1859
Identifier:
48667