Table knife

Unknown

17th century · Steel; mother of pearl, stained horn, brass · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

With their graceful handle decorated with mother-of-pearl, these implements are referred to as “Habaner” work, a term used for cutlery hafts made by descendants of refugees who had settled in Hungary during the sixteenth century fleeing from religious persecution in the Austrian province of Tyrol.

Artist

Unknown

Date

17th century

Medium

Steel; mother of pearl, stained horn, brass

Culture

Italian

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of R. Stuyvesant, 1891