Name/Title
Knife & ForkEntry/Object ID
0000.1.33Description
33.01 Knife: Leaf-shaped blade widening slightly toward the point with hexagonal globular recessed bolster. Ivory handle carved as the full length figure of a male savage having negroid features and naked but for a short leaf (or feather) skirt and a cloak of the same material hanging down his back, somewhat unconvincingly held in place by a string of beads around his neck. He wears a pointed cap with a baggy back-swept crown and a broad fur? band at the bottom. Note: One arm has broken off the figure.
33.02 Fork: Iron two-tined fork head with short baluster neck of flattened octagonal section incorporating a bolster en suite with the knife. Plain silver ferrule. Ivory handle carved as the full length figure of a female savage, pairing with 33.01 and dressed similarly except that she holds a feather fan in her left hand, and wears a back-swept spray of feathers on her head, secured by a twisted cord.Collection
Cutlery Collection, Fork and KnifeMade/Created
Date made
1650 - 1700Time Period
17Place
Country
HollandContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Cutlery Collection Record BookOther Number
CC33Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Length: Knife: 170 mm
Fork: 151 mmExhibitions
Exhibition
Masterpieces of Cutlery and the Art of EatingNotes
Exhibition Catalogue Number: 137
