Knife and Fork
dated 1685 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Knife and fork with handles of ivory, pique with silver wire, gilt ferrules with silver encrustation, the tines of silver, inscribed in silver wire on each of the sides: 'Benjamin Ayloffe Anno 1685'
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | steel with ivory and silver pique, gilt and silvered |
| Brief description | Knife and fork with ivory handles, piqued with silver wire, gilt and silver encrusted ferrules, inscribed 'Benjamin Ayloffe Anno 1685', England, 1685 |
| Physical description | Knife and fork with handles of ivory, pique with silver wire, gilt ferrules with silver encrustation, the tines of silver, inscribed in silver wire on each of the sides: 'Benjamin Ayloffe Anno 1685' |
| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed in silver wire on each of the sides: 'Benjamin Ayloffe Anno 1685' |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 2272&A-1855 |
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| Record created | February 25, 2005 |
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