Knife Box (Pair)
ca. 1770 (made)
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Pair of knife boxes, veneered with yew, and fitted with silver mounts. The lids are inlaid with coats of arms and floral decoration in satinwood. On the undersides of the lids are lined with cedar and inlaid with festoons of husks stained green. The partitions for knives are decorated with an inlaid chequer pattern. The escutcheon, hinges and handle-plates are pierced and the claw and ball feet are also of silver.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Materials and techniques | Yew, satinwood and silver |
| Brief description | Pair of knife boxes, veneered with yew, inlaid with coats of arms and floral decoration, and fitted with silver mounts. English, ca. 1770. |
| Physical description | Pair of knife boxes, veneered with yew, and fitted with silver mounts. The lids are inlaid with coats of arms and floral decoration in satinwood. On the undersides of the lids are lined with cedar and inlaid with festoons of husks stained green. The partitions for knives are decorated with an inlaid chequer pattern. The escutcheon, hinges and handle-plates are pierced and the claw and ball feet are also of silver. |
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| Object history | On show in the Octagon Court (Gallery 40) in January 1936, as shown in negative 74054, view no. 1. |
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| Accession number | W.90-1926 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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