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Knife and Fork

ca.1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Europe (made)

Knife and fork with ivory handles and carved grotesque lions' head pommels, a cutler's mark: a crown and mullet


Object details

Categories
Arms & Armour
Metalwork
Tools & Equipment
Accessories
Object type
Knife and fork
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Knife (Culinary Tool)
  • Fork
Materials and techniques
Steel with carved ivory
Steel
Ivory
Forging (Metal Forming)
Carving
Brief description
Knife and fork with ivory handles with carved grotesque lions' heads, Northern Europe, about 1700
Physical description
Knife and fork with ivory handles and carved grotesque lions' head pommels, a cutler's mark: a crown and mullet
Marks and inscriptions
a crown and mullet (cutler's mark)
Object history
Bought from the Bernal Collection, Christie's, London, 24 April 1855, lot 3590.
Subject depicted
Lions (Animals)
Bibliographic references
  • Trusted, Marjorie, Baroque & Later Ivories, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 2013 p. 421
  • Trusted, Marjorie, Baroque & Later Ivories, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 2013, p. 421, cat. no. 431
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
2324&A-1855

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Record createdMarch 1, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O109733/knife-and-fork-unknown/
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