Knife & Fork

Name/Title

Knife & Fork

Entry/Object ID

0000.1.4

Description

4.01 Knife: Sabre-shaped blade with rounded bolster. 4.02 Fork: Head with three long silvered tines and a plain baluster-shaped neck. Handles: Pistol-shaped, of blue and white St Cloud porcelain with blue underglazed floral decoration and waisted and banded silver ferrules with engraved scalloped edge.

Collection

Cutlery Collection, Fork and Knife

Made/Created

Artist

Unidentified

Date made

1700 - 1725

Time Period

18

Place

Country

France

Continent

Europe

Notes

Company Connection: None

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Knife: None Fork:

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Cutlery Collection Record Book

Other Number

CC4

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Length: Knife 232 mm Fork 185 mm (to be checked. Other record gives overall 201 mm with 67 mm tines.

Exhibitions

Exhibition

Masterpieces of Cutlery and the Art of Eating

Notes

Exhibition Catalogue Number: 154 The fork (CC 4.02) was exhibited