- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 20th century
- Medium
- metal, wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 5/16 × 1 1/16 × 7/8 in. (18.6 × 2.7 × 2.2 cm)
- Description
- A wood handled oyster knife. The rectangular handle knife has three metal rivets and the tang is visible on the top, bottom and pommel sides of the knife. One side of the blade is very worn and chipped. The blade terminates in a curved point.
- Place used
- Maryland, United States, Chesapeake Bay, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- oyster knives
- Topic
- Black Enterprise
- Communities
- Cooking and dining
- Foodways
- Labor
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.195.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




