IDENTIFIERS
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id:	167115
accession number:	M.32A-C-1930

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Tuesday 18 September 2012

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Wood and steel, shagreen and white metal; the knife (A) has a steel scimitar-shaped blade, a white metal ferrule and a wood, probably ebony, handle carved in the form of the head and torso of a man.   The fork (B) has two long steel tines, a white metal ferrule and a wood handle, probably ebony, carved in the form of the head and torso of a woman.  The sheath (C) is shaped oval in section and tapers to a point; it is covered in polished pearl ray shagreen with a white metal rim mount.
object type: Wood and steel; the knife with steel scimitar-shaped blade and ebony handle carved with the bust of a man; the handle of the two-tined fork is carved with the bust of a woman; the sheath is covered in polished shagreen with a white metal rim mount
title:	knife, fork and sheath

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/167115

PEOPLE
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man
woman




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, Late

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown


CITATIONS
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Cutlery: From Gothic to Art Deco: The J. Hollander Collection
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