Name/Title
Knife & ForkEntry/Object ID
0000.1.29Description
29.01 Knife: Blade of tapering sabre-shaped (tapered probably as a result of grinding down).
29.02 Fork: Three slightly curved tines on a long tapering neck of flattened rectangular section, stepped out to larger rectangular support for the bottom of the handle.
Handles: Silver parcel-gilt cast to represent a Turkish prisoner, partly draped and standing on a cubical plinth with acanthus leaves and beaded swags against a ground of punched dots. His rear, up to the level of his buttocks, is supported by a large double acanthus leaf. He holds a dog on his shoulders and head and has a chain draped diagonally across the front of his body. The figure is plain and the remainder of the handle gilded.Collection
Cutlery Collection, Fork and KnifeMade/Created
Date made
circa 1700Time Period
18Place
Country
Germany, Austria or N. ItalyContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Knife: A device, possibly of a small Red Indian head dress
Fork:Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Cutlery Collection Record BookOther Number
CC29Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Length: Knife: 260 mm
Fork: 216 mmExhibitions
Exhibition
Masterpieces of Cutlery and the Art of EatingNotes
Exhibition Catalogue Number: 158
