The Penknife with Coral Handles

19. yüzyıl

Sabancı Üniversitesi Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi (Emirgan, İstanbul, Türkiye)

The handle of each penknife is made of walrus ivory with a coral tip. One of the coral tips has been left in its natural state and the other is curved like a bird's beak. The makers' stamp on one of the blades is missing, while other gives the name of the maker as "Fennî".

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Kitap Sanatları ve Hat Koleksiyonu

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The Penknife with Coral Handles

Date:

19. yüzyıl

Dimensions:

21 cm

Medium:

Metal, walrus ivory, coral

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Sabancı Üniversitesi Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi (Emirgan, İstanbul, Türkiye)

Object Number:

195-0403-X

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