IDENTIFIERS
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id:	166982
accession number:	M.19A & B-1930

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Wednesday 4 April 2012

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Wood, silver and steel; the knife has a steel blade with polymorphic bolster on a tapering oval section wood handle.  The handle is inlaid with a band of  engraved silver decoration on the top and bottom edges, and with a silver lozenge-shaped ornament on either side.   Round the ornament on each side is a panel of fine silver piqué scale work within a border of stylised flowers.  The broad silver ferrule is engraved with two bands of arches.  The silver terminal cap is engraved with borders of lines.  The fork has two long steel tines.  The handle is decorated similarly to the knife but lacks the inlaid bands of silver.
object type: wood, silver and steel; the knife has a steel blade and a wood handle inlaid with silver ornaments and piqué work, with an engraved silver ferrule and terminal cap; the two tined fork is similarly decorated
title:	knife and fork

NOTES
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type: history note
value: Frank Smart Collection


LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
collection:	Frank Smart Collection
creditline: From the Frank Smart Collection, given by T.J.G. Duncanson

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/166982





CATEGORIES
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category: cutlery

DATING
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creation date:	1650 - 1700
creation date earliest:	1650
creation date latest:	1700
culture:	17th Century, second half#

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown