Name/Title
Knife & ForkEntry/Object ID
0000.1.62Description
62.01 Knife: Blade slightly tapering, the back curving down to the point; short disc-shaped bolster.
62.02 Fork: head with two slender, slightly curved tines on a long
baluster neck.
Handles: Tapering, of rock crystal, pistol-shaped, and chamfered, flattened, oblong section. Deep silver ferrules of circular section, decorated with mouldings, and cut and engraved along the tops with conventional acanthus leaves.Collection
Cutlery Collection, Fork and KnifeMade/Created
Date made
1700 - 1725Time Period
18Place
City
VeniceCountry
ItalyContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Knife: On blade the letter I below a key. On ferrule a small dolphin mark.
Fork: On ferrule a small dolphin markOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Cutlery Collection Record BookOther Number
CC62Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Length: Knife: 174 mm
Fork: 162 mmExhibitions
Exhibition
Masterpieces of Cutlery and the Art of EatingNotes
Exhibition Catalogue Number: 144
