Maker: Unidentified
Mother-of-pearl, wood and steel with brass mounts; the knife has a steel scimitar-shaped blade and a pistol grip handle which is inlaid with striped bands of mother-of-pearl and wood; the two-tined fork is similarly decorated.
Mother-of-pearl, wood and steel with brass mounts; the knife has a scimitar-shaped blade with flatted ball-shaped bolster; the pistol grip handle is inlaid with striped bands of wood set with small brass pellets and mother-of-pearl. The handle terminates in an engraved section of mother-of-pearl. Round the handle is an engraved brass mount held with dark metal pins, and a broad engraved brass ferrule. The fork has two long steel tines and a polymorphic bolster; the handle is decorated similarly to that of the knife.
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
1650
CE
-
1750
CE
Handle
composed of
wood
Fork
Length 20.7 cm
Knife
Length 23.5 cm
Wood
Mother-of-pearl
Steel
Brass (alloy)
Accession number: M.36A & B-1930
Primary reference Number: 166969
Old object number: M.2-1930
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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