Not currently on display at the V&A

Knife

ca.1630 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Netherlands (made)
Germany (made)

Steel blade with an octagonal handle of silver engraved with arabesques and figurative subjects and inlaid with black composition (mostly wanting), Mark: a device


Object details

Categories
Arms & Armour
Metalwork
Tools & Equipment
Accessories
Object type
Knife
Materials and techniques
Steel with silver engraved and inlaid with black composition
Steel
Engraving (Incising)
Inlay (Process)
Forging (Metal Forming)
Brief description
Steel blade with a handle of silver engraved and inlaid with black composition (mostly wanting), Mark: a device, Netherlands or Germany, ca.1630
Physical description
Steel blade with an octagonal handle of silver engraved with arabesques and figurative subjects and inlaid with black composition (mostly wanting), Mark: a device
Dimensions
  • Length: 7.9in
Marks and inscriptions
Mark: a device
Credit line
Salting Bequest
Subjects depicted
Arabesques
Figures (Representations)
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.615-1910

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Record createdMarch 24, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O110637/knife-unknown/
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