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Cutler:
White, Amos
Handle maker:
Unknown
Glass, silver and steel; the knife has a steel blade and blue aventurine glass pistol grip handle; the two tined fork has a similar handle
Glass, silver and steel; the knife has a steel scimitar-shaped blade with rounded tip; the handle is of blue aventurine glass which is flecked with bronze to resemble lapis lazuli. The facetted pistol grip handle has a silver ferrule embossed with two reeded borders and with an invected edge; the fork has two long steel tines on a baluster stem. The handle is similar to that of the knife.
History note: Robert Ball (1802-1857) naturalist of Dublin and Amelia Gresley Hellicar (1809-1895) great grandparents of Mrs. Stalla Barnes
Given by Mrs. Stella Barnes
Method of acquisition: Given (1992-04-27) by Barnes, Stella
18th Century, Early-Mid#
George I or George II
Circa
1720
CE
-
Circa
1750
CE
Ferrules
composed of
silver
Handles
composed of
glass
Fork
Length 14.7 cm
Knife
Length 16.8 cm
Accession number: M.1A & B-1992
Primary reference Number: 167095
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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