Name/Title
Miniature folding knifeEntry/Object ID
0000.1.119Description
Blade slightly spatulate and single-edged with a rounded point and slightly concave back-edge for half its length. Narrow oblong steel handle with slightly convex sides, the front of each with a raised feature engraved with a herringbone pattern, the near half being recessed for a tortoiseshell scale held by three boss-headed rivets.Collection
Cutlery Collection, KnifeMade/Created
Date made
circa 1750Time Period
18Place
Country
EnglandContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Cutlery Collection Record BookOther Number
CC119Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Length: Open: 97mm, closed; 52mmExhibitions
Exhibition
Masterpieces of Cutlery and the Art of EatingNotes
Exhibition Catalogue Number: 72
