Name/Title
Knife and fork in caseEntry/Object ID
0000.1.204Description
204.01 knife: Blade with almost straight back and edge curving to a sharp point. Short baluster shaped bolster.
204.02 Fork: Slender head with two slightly flaring tines. Shoulders shaped like a Moorish arch. Back of tines decorated at top with incised lines and cusps, semi-circular in section. Bolster matches that of knife.
Handles: Silver, cast and chased in the form of a parrot's head and decorated with niello.
204.03 Case: Heavy cast silver decorated in repousse designs in panels of arabesques and stylised flowers. Top has a fringe in silver gilt. One side has an articulated buckle for fixing to a belt.Collection
Cutlery Collection, Fork and KnifeMade/Created
Date made
1750 - 1800Time Period
18Place
Country
GreeceContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Cutlery Collection Record BookOther Number
CC204Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Length: Knife: 218mm
Fork: 168mm
Case: 191mm
