The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Paper knife

Paper knife

David Roentgen: Long-Case Clock

David Roentgen: Long-Case Clock
(00:00:52)

The Roentgens' Berlin Secretary Cabinet

The Roentgens' Berlin Secretary Cabinet
(00:02:20) 10583 views

Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Demonstration

Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Demonstration
(00:02:17) 16547 views

Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Animation

Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Animation
(00:01:00) 3012 views

Related Content

Browse current and upcoming exhibitions and events.

Great Rooms: European Decorative Arts
May 21, 2013
Great Rooms: European Decorative Arts
May 22, 2013
Great Rooms: European Decorative Arts
May 23, 2013
Great Rooms: European Decorative Arts
May 24, 2013
Great Rooms: European Decorative Arts
May 28, 2013
Great Rooms: European Decorative Arts
May 29, 2013

Paper knife

Firm of Castellani

Designer:: Possibly after a design by Michelangelo Caetani, Duke of Sermoneta (1804–1882)
Date:: ca. 1863
Culture:: Italian (Rome)
Medium:: Gold, enamel
Dimensions:: 10 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. (26 x 7 cm)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Purchase, Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gift, 1993
Accession Number:: 1993.66

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 556

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Marking: [1] interlaced Cs (soldered twice on flat edge of crossguard) [2] interlaced Cs, a dot above and below, in filigree-bordered circle (applied disc on one side of angels' support) Zigzag assay marks occur on one voluted panel and one section of the grip. Most of the individual pieces are scratched with an x to indicate placement.
See also
Who
Castellani (3)

Michelangelo Caetani, Duke of Sermoneta (1)
What
Metal (59,364)

Paper (23,968)

Metalwork (14,716)

Gold (12,457)

Knives (1,826)

Enamel (1,662)

Platinum (915)
Where
Europe (148,586)

Italy (20,983)

Rome (588)
When
A.D. 1800-1900 (80,185)
In the Museum
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts (43,257)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Southern Europe, 1800–1900 A.D.

120024275