Knife
- Accession Number
- EC28
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Type
- Implements and utensils, Domestic equipment and utensils, Knife/blade
- Materials
- Metals/alloys (Iron) | Wood
- Measurements
- Length: 127mm | Length (blade): 37mm | Width (handle): 27mm | Width (blade): 18mm | Depth (handle): 19mm | Depth (blade): 1mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
Licensing details
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- Description
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Knife with wooden handle and iron blade, which is held in place by an iron band. Purchased by Wellcome at auction in 1907 from the collection of Robert de Rustafjaell.
- Previous Owners
- Robert de Rustafjaell (1859–1943) | Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 08 Mar 2023