Kitap Sanatları ve Hat Koleksiyonu

The Penknife with Coral Handles

19. yüzyıl

Sabancı Üniversitesi Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi (Emirgan, İstanbul, Türkiye)

The handle of each penknife is made of walrus ivory with a coral tip. One of the coral tips has been left in its natural state and the other is curved like a bird's beak. The makers' stamp on one of the blades is missing, while other gives the name of the maker as "Fennî".

Detail

Title: 
The Penknife with Coral Handles
Date: 
19. yüzyıl
Dimensions: 
21 cm
Medium: 
Metal, walrus ivory, coral
Location: 
Sabancı Üniversitesi Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi (Emirgan, İstanbul, Türkiye)
Credit: 
Photo © Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum

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Subject

Kitap Sanatları ve Hat Koleksiyonu

Format

Metal, walrus ivory, coral

Date / Term

19. yüzyıl

Geographical Location

Istanbul, Turkey