Name/Title
KnifeEntry/Object ID
0000.1.138Description
The lower edge of the blade straight, the upper tapering towards the point. The steel handle continues with it, and chiselled in four stages, the lower with a calyx of acanthus leaves, the next with two panels of mother-of-pearl applied to it, and with a wriggle line in-between, the next a Corinthian capital, and the last an ovoid urn shape. Traces of gilding.Collection
Cutlery Collection, KnifeMade/Created
Date made
1550 - 1600Time Period
16Place
Country
France or ItalyContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
On blade: an arrow with fletchingsOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Cutlery Collection Record BookOther Number
CC138Exhibitions
Exhibition
Masterpieces of Cutlery and the Art of EatingNotes
Exhibition Catalogue Number: 99
