Knife & Fork

Name/Title

Knife & Fork

Entry/Object ID

0000.1.150

Description

150.01 Knife: Blade sabre-shaped, cut away at the top to a sharp point and with a sharply waisted bolster. 150.02 Fork: Head with two long, straight tines, leading up to a moorish arch at the shoulders. The tines continue up to form shoulders with a hole in the middle. Handles: Ebony, flaring in shape, a flattened octagon in section, ornamented with silver pique point in design of clusters of ammulets and lines. Plain silver octagonal section ferrules and domed caps with single band round each. Diamond shaped silver repousse decoration, surmounted by an octagonal section cap.

Collection

Cutlery Collection, Fork and Knife

Made/Created

Artist

Unidentified

Date made

1700 - 1750

Time Period

18

Place

Country

Germany

Continent

Europe

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Cutlery Collection Record Book

Other Number

CC150

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Length: Knife: overall 200mm; blade 108mm Fork: overall 175mm; tines 70mm