Not currently on display at the V&A

Knife

1842-1843 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fruit knife with a folding silver blade with a handle covered with mother-of-pearl scales. Maker's mark 'HA.' The handle is engraved with transverse lines and has a silver name plate on one side


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver with mother-of-pearl
Brief description
Silver bladed knife with a handle covered with mother-of-pearl scales, England (Sheffield)
Physical description
Fruit knife with a folding silver blade with a handle covered with mother-of-pearl scales. Maker's mark 'HA.' The handle is engraved with transverse lines and has a silver name plate on one side
Dimensions
  • Length: 6.25in
  • Width: 0.5in
Marks and inscriptions
  • mark 'HA.' (Maker's mark')
  • Sheffield hallmarks for 1842-3
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Collection
Accession number
1049-1902

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Record createdMarch 23, 2005
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