Name/Title
KnifeEntry/Object ID
0000.1.84Description
The blade with a straight upper edge, the lower tapering towards the point. The profiled bolster and the top of the blade etched with acanthus foliage, and gilt. The flaring handle circular in section, and built up in sections separated by brass washers, the lower ones of ivory decorated with dots, the next of wood inlaid with a lozenge pattern of mother-of-pearl, the next of red-stained horn, and the finial of ivory pique with ebony dots and brass wire.Collection
Cutlery Collection, KnifeMade/Created
Date made
1600 - 1610Time Period
17Place
Country
GermanyContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Cutlery Collection Record BookOther Number
CC84Exhibitions
Exhibition
Masterpieces of Cutlery and the Art of EatingNotes
Exhibition Catalogue Number: 114
