Name/Title
Knife & ForkEntry/Object ID
0000.1.41Description
41.01 Knife: Blade with a straight edge and triangular point, the back notched towards the rear and chamfered on the face towards the point. Gilt angled concave bolster.
41.02 Fork: Two long straight sharply pointed and slightly flared tines of rectangular section and chiselled at the join. The neck gilded to represent an acanthus calyx holding berries or foliage.
Handles: Ivory, pistol-shaped, carved with beaded cresting for half its length, with facets and scale ornament on its side.Collection
Cutlery Collection, Fork and KnifeMade/Created
Date made
1650 - 1700Time Period
17Place
Country
GermanyContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Knife: A sword
Fork:Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Cutlery Collection Record BookOther Number
CC41Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Length: Knife: 211 mm
Fork: 191 mmExhibitions
Exhibition
Masterpieces of Cutlery and the Art of EatingNotes
Exhibition Catalogue Number: 134
