Name/Title
Knife and fork in caseEntry/Object ID
0000.1.73Description
73.01 Knife: Sabre-shaped with concave back to the point and short moulded bolster.
73.02 Fork: Two long straight steel tines on long spirally fluted neck
Handles: Chiselled brass with scales of mother-of-pearl with stained horn studs. The scales are engraved with a decoration of stylised leaves. The top flares out in a floral shape.
73.03 Case: Black leather, divided into two compartments and decorated with tooled lines, at the back near the mouth are two slits for for a suspension cord (missing)..Collection
Cutlery Collection, Fork and KnifeMade/Created
Date made
1650 - 1700Time Period
17Place
Country
HungaryContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Knife: On blade : a copper inlaid falchion
Fork: NoneOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Cutlery Collection Record BookOther Number
CC73Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Length: Knife: 187mm
Fork: tines 86mm; overall 159mm
Case: 175mm
