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Cutlery Set

4th quarter 17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Travelling cutlery set comprising knife, fork and spoon with detachable silver handles, within a shagreen case


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 7 parts.

  • Knife (Culinary Tool)
  • Knife Handle
  • Spoon
  • Spoon Handle
  • Fork
  • Fork Handle
  • Case
Materials and techniques
Steel, silver and shagreen
Brief description
Travelling cutlery set comprising knife, fork and spoon with detachable silver handles, within a shagreen case, Sheffield (?), end of the 17th century
Physical description
Travelling cutlery set comprising knife, fork and spoon with detachable silver handles, within a shagreen case
Collection
Accession number
M.69 to C-1950

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Record createdApril 19, 2005
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