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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Knife

ca. 1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Steel knife with a handle of soft-paste porcelain moulded in relief and painted in blue. Handle of pistol-butt form moulded with rococo scrollwork and painted with sprays of flowers. Straight blade with a rounded end and stamped 'KEARNS LONDON'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain moulded in relief and painted in blue and steel
Brief description
Steel knife with a handle of soft-paste porcelain moulded in relief and painted in blue, Bow Porcelain Factory, Bow, ca. 1755
Physical description
Steel knife with a handle of soft-paste porcelain moulded in relief and painted in blue. Handle of pistol-butt form moulded with rococo scrollwork and painted with sprays of flowers. Straight blade with a rounded end and stamped 'KEARNS LONDON'.
Dimensions
  • Length: 20.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
'KEARNS LONDON' (Stamped on the blade)
Credit line
Given by Roland H. Ley, Esq.
Production
The steel blade is 19th century.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.242-1911

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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