Knife & Fork

Name/Title

Knife & Fork

Entry/Object ID

0000.1.132

Description

132.01 Knife: Blade sabre-shaped with a plain bolster. 132.02 Fork: Head with three long, slightly curving tines, and a waisted neck. Handles : Stamped and loaded silver, flaring in shape, a chamfered rectangle in section, with feathered corners and shell ends (see drawing by Anne Jenner, below).

Collection

Cutlery Collection, Fork and Knife

Made/Created

Artist

Unidentified

Date made

1775

Time Period

18

Place

Country

England

Continent

Europe

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

On handles: a lion passant (sterling silver mark), Sheffield hall mark, date letter for 1775, and RT (see drawing below)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Cutlery Collection Record Book

Other Number

CC132

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Length: Knife: 283mm Fork: 223mm