Chopping Knife
c. 1937
Walter Praefke
Artist, American, active c. 1935
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Artwork overview
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Medium
watercolor, gouache, and pen and ink on paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 34 x 26.2 cm (13 3/8 x 10 5/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: blade: 7 1/8" long, 1 1/2" wide, 5 1/4" long -
Accession
1943.8.9438
Artwork history & notes
Inscriptions
upper left verso in graphite: This hand forged knife made from an old file and said to date from 1850 and it represents a type common to the early settlers of WI. Files were made of very good steel and after they were worn out, the local blacksmith fashioned them into many useful articles. Donor: F.H. Reifsnider.
Wikidata ID
Q64634234