Tray, Flatware

Object/Artifact

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Knife Box: Origsize: 200 pixels 1600 x 12; Origformat: digital; Resolution: 200
Knife Box

Origsize: 200 pixels 1600 x 12; Origformat: digital; Resolution: 200

Name/Title

Tray, Flatware

Entry/Object ID

1999.1.18 a-b

Description

Pair of George III Mahogany knifeboxes, c. 1790. Each has sloped lid inlaid with an oval radiating medallion enclosing a slotted interior, the serpentine front with shielded form escutcheon, on bracket feet, the edges and interior with herringbone inlay, one slotted interior with the pencil inscription Mr. G. Moshall, the bottom of each with a label "Barkers Depository/Kensington" stamped "Mrs. M.R. Bishop/May 5 33/51."

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1999.1.

Source or Donor

Purchase

Acquisition Method

Purchased

Made/Created

Date made

1780 - 1800

Place

Location

England

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Tray, Flatware

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tray, Food Service

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Service Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Other Names and Numbers

Other Name

Knife Box

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

99.1.17 a-b

Dimensions

Height

15-1/2 in

Width

9 in

Depth

11 in

Location

Location

Room

103

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Building

NR 301

Moved By

Jill Beute Koverman

Date

September 16, 2002

Notes

Until: 9/30/2002

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

Mr. G. Moshall. Mrs. M.R. Bishop, London, c. 1951.

General Notes

Note

Notes: Purchased from Christie's by John Bivens for $4830. Auction 10/21/1999, Lot 150 slides to be scanned

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

July 8, 2002

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

May 1, 2023