Name/Title

Knife

Entry/Object ID

0000.1.531

Description

Blade of wrought iron, with blunt head. Ferrule integral with blade. Handle of bone, faceted and tapered.

Collection

Cutlery Collection, Knife

Made/Created

Artist

Bret, Lawrence, or Smith, Abraham

Date made

1625 - 1650

Time Period

17

Place

City

London

Country

England

Continent

Europe

Notes

Company Connection: Lawrence Bret's mark registered 1632 NS when he became a freeman as a stranger. Abraham Smith's mark registered 1650. Abraham Smith, son of Hans Smith, (see CC 236) became free in 1626 but another of the same name became free in 1649.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

The dagger and a blackamore's head

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Cutlery Collection Record Book

Other Number

CC531

Dimensions

Length

198 mm