Knife handle: M/P.2-1922

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Unknown

Entities

Knife handle
Silver
nutmeg grater
travelling knife

Categories

Cutlery

Description

Silver and steel; the hollow octagonal handle with pull-off cap containing a nutmeg grater

Silver and steel; the silver handle is of tapering octagonal form which broadens towards the domed pull-off terminal cap. The blade is missing but the steel screw attachment remains at the narrow end of the handle. Inside the handle is a removeable tapering cylindrical nutmeg or tabacco grater.

Notes

History note: Howard, John

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Spender George Perceval, 1922

Measurements and weight

Length: 6.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

18th Century, Early-Mid#
Circa 1700 - Circa 1780

People, subjects and objects depicted

Inscription or legends present

Text: This Knife was the pocket Companion of / John Howard the Philanthropist, in / his Visits to the different Prisons of Europe
Location: On three of the sides of the handle
Method of creation: Engraved
Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: M/P.2-1922
Primary reference Number: 167093
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 17 August 2015

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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