Name/Title
Knife and sheathEntry/Object ID
0000.1.53Description
53.01 Knife: Straight-sided blade, the lower edge curving out and up to form the point, held in a silver bolster with straight edge. Pistol-shaped handle of ivory, carved with profiled mouldings. A stamped silver-gilt strip down the back and five roundels in each side alternating with pairs of crosses filled with red composition.
53.02 Sheath: Leather with scrolling ornament.Collection
Cutlery Collection, KnifeMade/Created
Date made
1775 - 1800Time Period
18Place
Country
BalkansContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Cutlery Collection Record BookOther Number
CC53Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Length: Knife: 200 mm
Sheath: 138 mmExhibitions
Exhibition
Masterpieces of Cutlery and the Art of EatingNotes
Exhibition Catalogue Number: 184
