Table knife and fork

Serbian

19th century

Not on view

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Title: Table knife and fork
Date: 19th century
Culture: Serbian
Medium: Steel, bone
Dimensions: Length (knife .48): 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm);
Length (fork .49): 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Steel
Credit Line: Gift of R. Stuyvesant, 1891
Object Number: 91.16.48, .49
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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