Exhibitions

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