Name/Title
Knife handleEntry/Object ID
0000.1.205Description
Of cast and gilded brass, the finial in the form of a woman in early 17th century costume, cut off at hip. She holds a small drum under her left arm, with her hand behind her back, and is beating it with a stick held in her other hand. The handle decorated in white, black and blue champleve enamel with a design of opposing S-scrolls and stylised leaves against a slightly sunken matted ground, covered with punched dots.Collection
Cutlery Collection, KnifeMade/Created
Date made
circa 1620Time Period
17Place
Country
HollandContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Cutlery Collection Record BookOther Number
CC205Exhibitions
Exhibition
Masterpieces of Cutlery and the Art of EatingNotes
Exhibition Catalogue Number: 113
