Chopping Knife, c. 1937

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Medium

watercolor, gouache, and pen and ink on paper

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

Credit Line

Index of American Design

Accession Number

1943.8.9438

Artists / Makers

Walter Praefke (artist) American, active c. 1935

Image Use

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Inscription

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.