IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 167142 accession number: M.59A-D-1930 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Thursday 24 September 2015 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Gilt metal and steel, tooled leather; The knife (A) has a steel simitar-shaped blade which folds into the pistol grip handle; pinned to the sides of the handle are two gilt metal scales which are caste and chased with vignettes of stag and hare hunting on a matted ground. The fork (B) has two long steel tines, which are hinged at right-angles to the pistol grip handle; pinned to the sides of the handle are two gilt metal scales similar to those of the knife. The spoon (C) has an elongated oval gilt metal bowl; the stem is hinged with a sliding clasp; the flat handle is cast and chased with vignettes of a stag and bird on the front and two hounds on the back. The case (D) has a pull-off lid, and is of leather with tooled decoration. object type: gilt metal and steel; the folding knife, fork and spoon with gilt metal handles cast and chased with hunting scenes; the leather case with pull-off lid title: knife, fork, spoon and case NOTES ----- type: history note value: Frank Smart Collection LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- 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 ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/167142 SUBJECTS ------------------- stag hare dog bird stag hare dog bird TECHNIQUES ---------- cast (process) TECHNIQUES ---------- gilding TECHNIQUES ---------- chasing CATEGORIES ------ category: cutlery DATING ------ creation date: 1700 - 1800 creation date earliest: 1700 creation date latest: 1800 culture: 18th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Unidentified maker: Unknown