Name/Title
Knives, wedding, pairEntry/Object ID
0000.1.244Description
244.01 and 244.02 Knives: The blades sabre-shaped with octagonal bolsters. The octagonal flaring handles of amber, with a central section which alternates strips of ivory with amber over painted foil panels. On these are: TABATHA GELDART ANNO 1638 and a running dog. The drop-shaped finials contain two foiled declivities with profile portraits in ivory within them.Collection
Cutlery Collection, KnifeMade/Created
Date made
1638Time Period
17Place
City
LondonCountry
EnglandContinent
EuropeNotes
Company Connection: How was Master 1705-6. The mark was in use by him in 1686.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Heart and crown. HOW and the London daggerOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Cutlery Collection Record BookOther Number
CC244Exhibitions
Exhibition
Masterpieces of Cutlery and the Art of EatingNotes
Exhibition Catalogue Number: 25
