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1952.563.3
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Penknife with mother-of-pearl handle, 1889

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This penknife was owned by Catherine Jane Maple Van Asselt, an early white settler from the Maple family who immigrated from England and married into the Van Asselt family.
ID Number: 1952.563.3
Date: 1889
Physical Description: 1 Penknife; mother-of-pearl, metal; 2.625 in.H x .5 in.W x .25 in.D
Place Made: United Kindgom, , England__Sheffield
Credit: MOHAI, 1952.563.3
Subjects: European American Settlement, Washington Territory

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