Maker: Unidentified
Agate and steel with silver-gilt mounts; the knife has a steel blade and an agate handle with an embossed silver-gilt ferrule; the two-tined fork is similarly decorated. The case is of pressed leather with gilt borders.
Agate and steel with silver-gilt mounts; the knife has a near parallel steel blade which curves up towards the point and has a engraved band of zigzags along the flattened upper edge; the sloping cylindrical agate handle broadens towards the slightly domed terminal. The silver-gilt ferrules are embossed with a flower within a border of pellets. The fork (B) has two long steel tines and a handle which is similarly decorated to that of the knife. There are slight traces of gilding on both the knife and fork. The case (C) and its pull-off cover (D) are of pressed leather decorated with moulded and gilt borders and stamped lozenges and flowerheads.
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-18th Century, Early#
Circa
1680
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Circa
1740
Fork
Length 20.3 cm
Knife
Length 22.3 cm
Case
Length 24.3 cm
Accession number: M.35A-D-1930
Primary reference Number: 166968
Old object number: M.2-1930
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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