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Figural Crooked Knife

ClassificationsTOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Datelate 19th century
Mediumburl maple and iron
Dimensions1 1/4 × 9 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (3.2 × 24.1 × 3.2 cm.)
DescriptionCarved maple burl, figural crooked knife, full-body female form
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Jonathan and Karin Fielding
Status
On view
Object number2016.25.139
Crooked Knife
Unknown, American
n.d.
Object number: 2016.25.138
Hand Crooked Knife
Unknown, American
n.d.
Object number: 2016.25.137
Chip-carved Knife
Unknown, American
mid- to late 19th century
Object number: 2016.25.140
Kettle Tilter
Unknown, American
ca. 1780
Object number: 2016.25.120
Bug Bootjack
Unknown, American
ca. 1850
Object number: 2016.25.116
Devil Bootjack
Unknown, American
ca. 1850
Object number: 2016.25.114
Broiler
Unknown, American
n.d.
Object number: 2016.25.124
Fry Pan with Long Handle
Unknown, American
18th century
Object number: 2016.25.125
Skimmer
Unknown, American
ca. 1770
Object number: 2016.25.126
Toaster
Unknown, American
18th - 19th century
Object number: 2016.25.128
Ice Tongs
Unknown, American
ca. 1850
Object number: 2016.25.129
Pipe Tongs from the F. Frost Sawyer House
Unknown, American
18th century
Object number: 2016.25.119