15929845430001312637261000Standard Recordobject-166967170206283499015131775070001702062268675fitz-onlineadlib-object-166967https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/16696732c83484-16d8-3412-b1f0-a84b2cedba195referenceterm-81891adlib-term-818916ab3dc8e-a37a-37f2-ab96-73589f8ff338cutleryreferenceterm-117421adlib-term-117421b63c0503-c8cb-357b-8caa-14278a48e61dFrank Smart Collectionreferenceterm-28681adlib-term-28681c1f659e2-1209-31cf-8ff4-154e11452559gildingTracesreferenceterm-39778adlib-term-397788bd60ed6-968d-3faf-8ad5-b4e4ee9bb245silverFerruleLengthcm18.3ForkLengthcm21.8KnifeBladereferenceterm-29409adlib-term-29409f1f4145c-3fc8-365a-9df5-c7f7131d3bc2engravingApplied Artsivory, silver, silver-gilt and steel; the knife has an engraved steel blade with faint traces of gilding, and a curved octagonal handle of ivory stained green and applied with silver ornaments; the four tined fork is similarly decoratedGreen stained ivory, silver, silver-gilt and steel; the knife's steel blade is of pointed scimitar shape; the tapering octagonal section handle curves slightly downwards and has an octagonal silver ferrule. The blade is engraved on both sides near the ferrule with pendant decoration and an intricate knot on a hatched ground, and shows faint traces of gilding. The handle is of green stained ivory; two of its eight sides are ribbed, the others have applied silver ornaments including masks, flowers and birds. The flat terminal of the handle has an applied silver flower within scrolls. The fork has four tines; the stem is lobed just above the ferrule and shows traces of gilding. The handle is decorated in the same style as that of the knife.M.34A & B-19301accession numberM.34A & B-1930166967priref166967193019301930old object numberM.2-1930urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/166967https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/166967on the back of the fork, just below the tinesstruckAWBmaker's mark or owner's initialsreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumFrom the Frank Smart Collection, given by T.J.G. Duncansonreferenceagent-154693adlib-agent-154693d2310125-1ac3-3e10-9cbf-cbd3d73c2fe5Duncanson, T. J. G.193019301930givenEntry date: 193017401740CE1740circa1740178011780CE17801780makerreferenceagent-183117adlib-agent-183117aad249fc-feae-31b6-bce1-73ca74df7e64AWBreferenceterm-106451adlib-term-1064519cdfd62c-ee07-3884-ae08-c797aad0863118th Century, Midreferenceterm-109208adlib-term-1092085fa3e60c-9167-3f99-8fab-e900af5e7e15literalGermanyGermanycountrypossibly Solingen, probably GermanySolingenreferenceterm-109233adlib-term-109233e456d036-ee73-36b6-8617-64aa5f21c638silver giltreferenceterm-40136adlib-term-4013628e1cd6e-7c25-339f-8cd2-2aaae536a0c5steelreferenceterm-40149adlib-term-4014989c91a11-c946-3355-a7f0-e9d757f7a1d5ivoryreferenceterm-128273adlib-term-128273512d891b-01f0-3bc8-995b-f1ec0bba44e6knife and forkhistory noteFrank Smart Collectionreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museumreferencepublication-6478adlib-publication-647872eecf27-8804-3dc9-bbcf-c7dde02cd83dFeeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005referencepublication-6479adlib-publication-6479cd50c89c-8afb-3ae0-99cb-069b25ad2aceKnives & Forks of the Victoria and Albert Museumreferenceterm-8400adlib-term-8400b529c4e6-da13-3ce3-a188-bf2256c6a076Germananimalreferenceterm-106419adlib-term-1064196a020a7a-d710-3cb6-af17-8cd664abcf90birdplantreferenceterm-106795adlib-term-106795619c7689-2029-3c57-b0e2-12f5b54bedb8flowerliteralbirdbirdliteralflowerflowerreferenceterm-128273adlib-term-128273512d891b-01f0-3bc8-995b-f1ec0bba44e6knife and forkknife and forkreferenceterm-110434adlib-term-110434b7424d96-2dad-35ac-bd74-7ac644b1035fappliedreferenceterm-28681adlib-term-28681c1f659e2-1209-31cf-8ff4-154e11452559gildingobject
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