Name/Title
KnifeEntry/Object ID
0000.1.38Description
Blade with straight sides, the upper edge tapering towards the point. The bolster almost flat. Ivory handle carved with female figures representing the four Virtues : justice, plenty, hope and faith, with feathers above their heads from which emerge a basket of fruit and vegetables. Reeded ferrule of silver.Collection
Cutlery Collection, KnifeMade/Created
Date made
1650 - 1700Time Period
17Place
Country
GermanyContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Cutlery Collection Record BookOther Number
CC38Exhibitions
Exhibition
Masterpieces of Cutlery and the Art of EatingNotes
Exhibition Catalogue Number: 136
