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Title(s):
Crystal Palace paper knife.
Published/Created:
Great Britain, not before 1851.
Physical Description:
1 paper knife : ivory with engraving ; 18 cm long x 2 cm wide
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
DA687.C9 L48b Flat
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler
[Request]
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
This paper knife has been hand engraved with an image of the Crystal Palace, with inscription: "The great Exhibition Hyde Park." The reverse side is blank.
Subject Terms:
Crystal Palace (Great Exhibition, 1851, London, England)
Crystal Palace (London, England)
Exhibitions -- England -- London.
Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England)
Form/Genre:
Paper knives.
Ivory (material)
Engraving (action)
Scrimshaws.
Keepsakes.
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