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Knife with a wooden handle decorated with copper
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Knife with an iron blade. The wooden handle is decorated on both sides with three copper plates featuring a rosette or an object. At the transition from blade to handle two square copper plates are attached, decorated with ribbons. The end of the handle is crowned with a copper rosette. On the broad part two round copper plates; on one side decorated with ribbons, the other side features a portrait of Saint Catherine with a wheel.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineMes met een houten heft versierd met koper. 1500 - 1600. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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