Knife
Maker and role
Unknown Maker
Production date
Mid 19th Century
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Steel, wood
Measurements
20 1/4 x 4" (51.4 x 10.2cm)
Description
Lammot du Pont (1831-1884) used this knife for cutting willow branches. Willow was grown to make charcoal - an ingredient in gunpowder. He kept this knife in his home on his bedroom bureau.
Object number
84.5.46
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