Paper cutter (part of a set)

Purveyor Asprey British

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 516

The set (1982.88.1–.8) was shown at the Crystal Palace exhibition in 1851. Except for the paper knife, each piece is engraved underneath with Asprey's name and address and the words Exhibition 1851.

#417. The Great Exhibition

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Paper cutter (part of a set), Asprey (British, founded 1781), Gilt bronze, malachite, British, London

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Paper cutter (part of a set), Asprey (British, founded 1781), Gilt bronze, malachite, British, London
Paper cutter (part of a set), Asprey (British, founded 1781), Gilt bronze, malachite, British, London

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