Not currently on display at the V&A

Knife

1800-1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fruit knife, the steel blade marked with a crowned I, the handle covered with mother-of-pearl scales and silver mounts forming a pattern of interlaced foilage within a beaded border. The second blade of silver.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Steel with mother of pearl and silver mounts
Brief description
Fruit knife, the steel blade marked with a crowned I, the handle covered with mother-of-pearl scales and silver mounts. The second blade of silver, possibly France, 19th century
Physical description
Fruit knife, the steel blade marked with a crowned I, the handle covered with mother-of-pearl scales and silver mounts forming a pattern of interlaced foilage within a beaded border. The second blade of silver.
Dimensions
  • Length: 4.5in
Marks and inscriptions
A crowned I (On the blade)
Credit line
Bequeathed by John Jones
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
849-1882

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Record createdMarch 1, 2005
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