IDENTIFIERS
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id:	167107
accession number:	M.55A-C-1930

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Wednesday 13 December 2017

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: White metal, parcel-gilt, steel and wood; the knife has steel blade which tapers to a pointed tip, and a gilt white metal handle which is circular in section.  The lower stem of the handle is engraved with borders of lines and chevrons; the upper part consists of a series of fluted knops and calyxes and terminates in a small ball.  The fork has two long steel tines and a handle similar to that of the knife, but without the engraved border on the handle. The white metal (silver) sheath is approximately oval in section and tapers towards the stylised flame knop.  The sides are heavily embossed with a pattern of leaves and scrolls, and have applied decorative borders and a deep band of wrapped wirework.  On the side of the rim is a ring.  The interior is fitted with wood.
object type: white metal, parcel-gilt and steel; the knife with steel blade and gilt knopped handle; the fork has two long tines and a similar handle; both fit in a white metal parcel-gilt sheath heavily decorated with embossing and applied decorative borders
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/167107





TECHNIQUES
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engraving

CATEGORIES
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category: cutlery

DATING
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creation date:	1700 - 1800
creation date earliest:	1700
creation date latest:	1800
culture:	18th Century

CREATORS
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maker: Unidentified
maker: Unknown