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Knife

1692-1693 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Knife, from a set, the handle, silver-gilt of octagonal section and shaped butt, engraved with foliage and with four roundels containing heads, one of which wears a crown with mottos within a wreath. The blade, steel with a round end with a B crowned cutler's mark, probaly a Sheffield cutler.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver-gilt, steel blade, forged and engraved
Brief description
Knife, silver-gilt and steel, London hallmarks for 1692-93, mark TT beneath a coronet,
Physical description
Knife, from a set, the handle, silver-gilt of octagonal section and shaped butt, engraved with foliage and with four roundels containing heads, one of which wears a crown with mottos within a wreath. The blade, steel with a round end with a B crowned cutler's mark, probaly a Sheffield cutler.
Dimensions
  • Length: 9.25in
  • Width: 0.875in
Marks and inscriptions
  • London hallmarks for 1692-93
  • Mark: TT beneath a coronet (Unidentified)
  • Mark: B crowned (On the blade: a cutler's mark, probably Sheffield)
Credit line
Purchased with funds from the Bryan Bequest
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
M.11B-1950

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
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