Name/Title
Knife, fork, and spoon, with caseEntry/Object ID
0000.1.246Description
246.01 Knife: Blade (19th century) with cutting edge curving slightly upwards to a rounded point and back shaped to two long shallow cusps and short bolster of oval section.
246.02 Fork: two straight slender tines and long baluster neck decorated with raised mouldings.
Handles: loaded sheet silver, tapering, of circular section and with a raised moulding round the flat tops.
246.03 Spoon, silver with rats tail handle.
246.04 Case: Black sharkskin lined with red velvet, the hinged lid secured by a catch with a silver release button at the front.Collection
Cutlery Collection, SetMade/Created
Date made
circa 1700Time Period
18Place
City
SheffieldCountry
EnglandContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
On blade: FOX; on fork; illegible
On spoon: letters IL in a shieldOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Cutlery Collection Record BookOther Number
CC246Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Length: Knife: 116mm
Fork: 105mm
Spoon: 112mm
Case; 121mmExhibitions
Exhibition
Masterpieces of Cutlery and the Art of EatingNotes
Exhibition Catalogue Number: 46
