Name/Title
KnifeEntry/Object ID
0000.1.193Description
Blade of wide cleaver-like shape, with straight back, chamfered on one side toward the point, and very slightly convex edge sloping slightly toward the deep chisel-shaped point; short hemispherical bolster. Handle of silver, cast in form of two lovers embracing dressed in the style of about 1640, and standing on a low oval-section plinth. She holds a fan in her right hand.
There are traces of an inscription, in 18th century scrip, on the ferrule.Collection
Cutlery Collection, KnifeMade/Created
Date made
1675 - 1700Time Period
17Place
Country
HollandContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
On blade: OLF (? a part word)Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Cutlery Collection Record BookOther Number
CC193Exhibitions
Exhibition
Masterpieces of Cutlery and the Art of EatingNotes
Exhibition Catalogue Number: 118
