Maker: Unidentified
Steel and ivory; each knife has a steel blade and a parcel-gilt cut steel and silver and facetted-ivory handle
Steel and ivory; each knife has a steel blade with parellel sides and a solid bolster; the tapering oval section handle broadens towards the rounded terminal. The decorated handle, the first section of which is forged from one piece with the blade, comprises three bands of steel cut with a geometric pattern, stamped and gilded and inlaid/overlaid with stamped silver floral and foliate(?) motifs; interspersed by two narrow facetted-ivory spacers.
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.
16th Century, Late-17th Century, Early#
Circa
1580
-
Circa
1640
Handle
composed of
steel
( parcel gilt steel with silver overlays/inlays)
ivory
( probably elephant ivory)
Blade
composed of
steel
Knife B
Length 19.6 cm
Knife A
Length 20 cm
Accession number: M.18A & B-1930
Primary reference Number: 166984
Old object number: M.2-1930
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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