Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Silversmith:
Unknown
Case maker:
Unknown
Entities
Categories
Description
Silver, parcel-gilt, enamel and steel; the knife with steel blade on a slender spiral fluted handle with enamelled head finial ; the fork and spoon with similar handles, the case of fishskin
Silver, parcel-gilt, enamel and steel; the knife (A) has a steel blade of scimitar shape tapering to a sharp point; the silver handle is a slender fluted spiral enamelled with a narrow band of turquoise; just above the join with the blade are a pair of back-to-back scrolls enamelled in turquoise; the handle terminates in a volute, also enamelled in turquoise; the applied finial is in the form of a head, with white enamelled face and green enamelled leaves in the hair. The fork (B) has steel tines; its handle is similar to that of the knife, but it unscrews, and the terminal depicts a different head, facing right, with green enamelled leaves at the base of the neck. The spoon (C) has a fig-shaped silver bowl, with traces of gilding on the back; it joins the handle with a series of scrolls enamelled turquoise; the handle is similar to those of the knife and fork, but the finial depicts a third head with chaplet of green leaves. The case (D) with hinged lid is shaped like a spoon with a broad handle; it is covered in fishskin and lined with red velvet.
Notes
History note: Frank Smart Collection
Legal notes
From the Frank Smart Collection, given by T.J.G. Duncanson
The case is of an earlier date than the knife, fork and spoon, and therefore was originally made to hold a different set
People, subjects and objects depicted
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
enamel
Surface Of Bowl
composed of
gold
Handle
composed of
silver
Spoon Bowl
composed of
silver
Fork Tines
composed of
steel
Knife Blade
composed of
steel
Spoon
Length 17.6 cm
Fork
Length 20.2 cm
Knife
Length 20 cm
Case
Length 23.2 cm
Techniques used in production
Enamelling
Gilding
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: M.57A-D-1930
Primary reference Number: 167111
Old object number: M.2-1930
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Thursday 24 September 2015
Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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