Name/Title
KnifeEntry/Object ID
0000.1.40Description
40.01 Knife: Elongated blade, leaf-shaped with a waisted bolster. Handle of antler horn, almost oval in section, carved in the form of a bust of a Bishop, mitred and bearded. Silver banded ferrule.
40.02 Fork: Two long slightly curving slender tines on a slender baluster neck. Handle similar to 40.01 but carved in the form of a bust of a Fool with pointed, brimmed hat.Collection
Cutlery Collection, KnifeMade/Created
Date made
circa 1750Time Period
18Place
Country
GermanyContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Knife: A sabre
Fork: NoneOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Cutlery Collection Record BookOther Number
CC40Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Length: Knife: 218 mm
Fork: 195 mmExhibitions
Exhibition
Masterpieces of Cutlery and the Art of EatingNotes
Exhibition Catalogue Number: 141
