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Object Number
99-12-60/53318
Display Title
Razor
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Knife, triangular iron blade, broad back, wood grip with brass hinge
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Iron, Brass, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 2.8 x 1.3 cm (5 7/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53318
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
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