Knife and fork in case

Object/Artifact

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Worshipful Company of Cutlers, London

Name/Title

Knife and fork in case

Entry/Object ID

0000.1.54

Description

54.01 Knife: Blade long with straight edge and back and a rounded end. 54.02 Fork: Two long tines and turned shoulders. Handles: Agate, octagonal in section, with short scalloped-edged silver ferrules and plain circular cap. 54.03 Case: Leather stamped with circles and bands of parallel lines.

Collection

Cutlery Collection, Fork and Knife

Made/Created

Artist

Barford, John?

Date made

1670 - 1680

Time Period

17

Place

City

London

Country

England

Continent

Europe

Notes

Company Connection: John Barford's mark registered 1669 but see Welch, C. (1923) History of the Cutlers' Company of London.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Knife: Acorn and the dagger on blade Fork:

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Cutlery Collection Record Book

Other Number

CC54

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Length: Knife: 192 mm Fork: 162 mm Case: 184 mm

Exhibitions

Exhibition

Masterpieces of Cutlery and the Art of Eating

Notes

Exhibition Catalogue Number: 44 has incorrect description of mark