Letter Knife

Provenance

With Ark Antiques, New Haven, CT, by 1987; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1987.

Letter Knife

Mildred Watkins

1926–45

Accession Number

68927

Medium

Silver, champlevé enamel, and moonstone

Dimensions

H.: 19.9 cm (7 13/16 in.)

Classification

letter opener

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Americana Endowment Fund

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