Name/Title
Knife fork and spoon set.Entry/Object ID
0000.1.43Description
43.01 Knife: Blade of strongly curved scimitar shape, the rounded point and rear of the back ornamentally cusped and notched; short baluster-shaped bolster.
43.02 Fork: Head of silver, with four slender, slightly curved tines on a slender, straight neck of flattened hexagonal section with a baluster moulding where it joins the handle.
43.03 Spoon: Head with oval bowl, and neck - en suite - with that of the fork.
Handles: Boxwood, slightly tapering, with silver panels engraved with lines; each carved with a pair of classical figures in the round, backed by a large acanthus leaf:
On the knife, Neptune with a Dolphin at his feet, and a naked Goddess;
On the fork, Hercules striking at a man (Cacus ?) on the ground, with his club; On the spoon, two half-naked females holding respectively, a sheaf of corn and a bunch of flowers (probably Persephone and Demeter, or could be Ceres and Flora).Collection
Cutlery Collection, SetMade/Created
Date made
1650 - 1700Time Period
17Place
Region
South GermanyCountry
GermanyContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Knife:
Fork: struck with letters OS in a rectangle
Spoon : struck with letters OS in a rectangle and engraved with letters BGOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Cutlery Collection Record BookOther Number
CC43Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Length: Knife: 207 mm
Fork: 185 mm
Spoon: 194 mmExhibitions
Exhibition
Masterpieces of Cutlery and the Art of EatingNotes
Exhibition Catalogue Number: 135
