Cuthroat razor, with metal blade and horn handle
Key details
- Object number
- 3.8518.a
- Date
- 1770 to 1799
- On display
- No
- Object number
- 3.8518.a
- Date
- 1770 to 1799
- On display
- No
Description
Cuthroat razor. Metal blade with a handle of horn carved with a scene of a deer with a tree above, surrounded above and below by a geometrical diamond-shaped pattern. The reverse side is similar with the deer design replaced by a cornucopia. Supposedly belonging to Robert Burns of 18th century make, contained within box.
Object information
Category
Measurements
- Depth: 0.7(cm)
- Height: 2(cm)
- Width: 13(cm)
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Date created: 1770 to 1799
Object number: 3.8519