Name/Title
Knife & ForkEntry/Object ID
0000.1.70Description
70.01 Knife: Blade scimitar-shaped (much ground down).
70.02 Fork: Head with two long straight sharply pointed tines on a tapering neck of rectangular section, with mouldings at the bottom.
Handles: Peaked pistol-grip shape, of blue Aventurine glass, flecked with copper filings, of flattened oval section, ferrules bordered by low mouldings, and buttons, both of silver; the ferrules have a small extension over the bases of both the blade and neck of the fork.Collection
Cutlery Collection, Fork and KnifeMade/Created
Date made
1800 - 1850Time Period
19Place
City
VeniceCountry
ItalyContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Knife: A crowned device
Fork:Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Cutlery Collection Record BookOther Number
CC70Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Length: Knife: 228 mm
Fork: 203 mmExhibitions
Exhibition
Masterpieces of Cutlery and the Art of EatingNotes
Exhibition Catalogue Number: 155
