Not currently on display at the V&A

Knife

dated 1764 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Steel knife blade with a handle of wood pique with silver wire and inlaid with mother-of-pearl, with silver mounts. Mark: HF in monogram in a crowned-shaped shield


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Steel with wood piqued with silver wire and inlaid with mother-of-pearl
Brief description
Steel knife blade with a handle of wood pique with silver wire and inlaid with mother-of-pearl, with silver mounts. Mark: HF in monogram in a crowned-shaped shield, Netherlands, dated 1764
Physical description
Steel knife blade with a handle of wood pique with silver wire and inlaid with mother-of-pearl, with silver mounts. Mark: HF in monogram in a crowned-shaped shield
Dimensions
  • Length: 9.75in
  • Width: 1.12in
Marks and inscriptions
HF in monogram in a crowned-shaped shield (Maker's mark:)
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
1033-1902

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Record createdMarch 4, 2005
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