Name/Title
Scrivener's knifeEntry/Object ID
0000.1.145Description
Blade straight-sided with a swaged upper edge. It unscrews from the silver ferule of the flaring handle, and can be inverted to be screwed inside it. The handle is circular in section with a rounded moulding below the globular end which unscrews to reveal an ink pot. It is of ivory with the bleached remains of a brightly painted pattern of scrolling flowers and leaves and animals such as stags, rabbits and dogs. This decoration could have been stencilled and looks Eastern in origin, though the motifs look European. The flattened end of the ink-pot is turned with a rosette.Collection
Cutlery Collection, KnifeMade/Created
Date made
circa 1600 - circa 1610Time Period
17Place
Country
EnglandContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
On blade: a spear head surmounted by a halberdOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Cutlery Collection Record BookOther Number
CC145Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Length: With blade fitted: 137mm; closed 113mmExhibitions
Exhibition
Masterpieces of Cutlery and the Art of EatingNotes
Exhibition Catalogue Number: 35
