Image

John Prip

Letter opener,

Description

Maker

John Prip, (RISD Faculty, Jewelry + Metalwork, 1963-1980)

Title

Letter opener

Medium

silver, ebony

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Silver with ebony

Techniques

Silver with ebony

Dimensions

21.9 cm (8 5/8 inches) (length)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: Stamped, where blade joins handle: STERLING/heart-shape

Type

Metalwork

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

2001.57.3

About

Letter opener

Marks: Stamped, where blade joins handle: STERLING/heart-shape

Projects & Publications

Publications

A Changing Reflection

Silver, Metalwork, and Jewelry in the 19th-21st Centuries

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