Knife
1634 (made)
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The handle has a steel tang with a gilt brass cap and a ball finial running down through the hollow centre of the amber to attach it to the gilt steel ferrule and steel blade. A piece of clear amber craved in the shape of a segmented vase forms the top of the handle, while the main body of the handle consists of a clear amber panel over foil painted in red, black and gold with a full length figure of an apostle and an inscription in Latin. On the sides are set two silver panels inscribed 'Leonardus Marius' and '1634'. The blade is marked with a cross and crescent.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Amber over painted metal foil with silver panels, gilt steel ferrules and steel blade, gilt brass caps and finials |
| Brief description | Steel knife with an amber handle, one of a set of one fork and twelve knives, North East Germany, perhaps Stolp, dated 1634. |
| Physical description | The handle has a steel tang with a gilt brass cap and a ball finial running down through the hollow centre of the amber to attach it to the gilt steel ferrule and steel blade. A piece of clear amber craved in the shape of a segmented vase forms the top of the handle, while the main body of the handle consists of a clear amber panel over foil painted in red, black and gold with a full length figure of an apostle and an inscription in Latin. On the sides are set two silver panels inscribed 'Leonardus Marius' and '1634'. The blade is marked with a cross and crescent. |
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| Object history | Part of a set of twelve knives and one fork bought in the sale of the collection of the Earl of Londesborough at Christie's, London, 10 July 1888, lot 665. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Trusted, Marjorie. Catalogue of European Ambers in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1985. 119 p., ill. ISBN 0948107138. |
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| Accession number | 1391J-1888 |
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| Record created | February 2, 2004 |
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