Knife With Millefiori Handle
CultureVenetian
Datemid-to-late 18th century
MediumMillefiori | Silver | Steel
DimensionsOverall: 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Paul and Irene Hollister
Object number97.41.2
Not on view
DescriptionThe handle incorporates marbled swirls in blue, yellow ocher, green, pink, and white with white filigree canes, and cross sections of blue canes with white dots. The handle is mounted in silver with a ball finial. The steel blade is marked D O RON with a five-point star.
mid-19th century
17th century
Compagnie des Cristalleries des Saint-Louis
ca. 1845-1855
