Pair of Vintage American Silverplate Butter Knives

A pair of vintage butter knives from the United States, in a very dainty and familiar household pattern.

From the collection of Patricia and Walter Wells, these knives are entirely at home on a table set for cheese, pâté or good salted butter. Display them in a small ceramic pot on a kitchen shelf where their ornamental handles can be properly appreciated, tuck them into a linen-lined drawer, or lay them alongside a generous cheese board — they are the sort of object that looks as though it has always been there, and always should be.