Name/Title
KnifeEntry/Object ID
0000.1.64Description
Blade with almost parallel back and edge, and leaf-shaped point, linked by a short, slender, bolster to the handle; the base of each face is etched with a panel containing a foliated scroll bearing a rosette and surmounted by scrolls: the bolster is chiselled with acanthus foliage bearing traces of gilding. Handle tapering, of hexagonal section, formed of alternate squares of tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl in chequer-work, on a wood base; each tortoiseshell square is engraved with a double scroll; the domed top is surmounted by a brass button shaped finial.Collection
Cutlery Collection, KnifeMade/Created
Date made
1600 - 1650Time Period
17Place
Country
France or HollandContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
A device representing a low-short-legged quadruped with a long thick tail (a beaver or fox?) facing left.Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Cutlery Collection Record BookOther Number
CC64Exhibitions
Exhibition
Masterpieces of Cutlery and the Art of EatingNotes
Exhibition Catalogue Number: 110
