Maker: Unidentified
Stained bone or horn, silver and steel; the knife has a steel blade and a pistol grip stained bone or horn handle set on each side with four silver bosses; the two-tined fork is similarly decorated.
Stained bone or horn, silver and steel; the knife has a near parallel steel blade which turns down towards the point; the pistol grip oval section handle is of bone stained brown or horn. Each side of the handle is set with a row of four silver bosses, engraved with the coat-of-arms of the Elector of Saxony impaling another, surrounded by small silver piqué work circles. The volute terminal is capped with silver, which is engraved with a flower. The silver ferrule shows remnants of gilding. The fork has two exceptionally long steel tines and a silver ferrule engraved with two pairs of wings, but the handle is decorated similarly to that of the knife.
History note: Frank Smart Collection
From the Frank Smart Collection, given by T.J.G. Duncanson
Method of acquisition: Given (1930) by Duncanson, T. J. G.
17th Century, Late
Circa
1670
CE
-
Circa
1700
CE
Handle
composed of
bone
( or horn)
Traces
composed of
gilt
Fork
Length 17.7 cm
Knife
Length 20 cm
Accession number: M.48A & B-1930
Primary reference Number: 166977
Old object number: M.2-1930
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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