Name/Title
KnifeEntry/Object ID
0000.1.272Description
Blade with almost parallel back and edge, gradually widening toward the tip, where it curves sharply down from both back and edge to a point. Handle of brown agate, octagonal in section, tapering from the rounded top down to the bolster; short bolster banded in silver, with repousse decoration of alternate roses and crowns; at mid-point of the handle is a silver band, plain, with serrated pattern edges. The finial is a silver button and washer.Collection
Cutlery Collection, KnifeMade/Created
Date made
1651 - 1684Time Period
17Place
City
LondonCountry
EnglandContinent
EuropeNotes
Company Connection: Thomas Bradford, Master in 1676. The mark was granted to him on 11th December 1651 and confirmed on 25th March 1664. On 14th November 1684, his widow, Anne, then married to Henry Gardner, sold the mark to Job Worrall, (Master 1715).Inscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
On blade: dagger and crossed sceptresOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Cutlery Collection Record BookOther Number
CC272
