Knife
ca. 1750 (made)
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Steel knife with a silver collar and porcelain handle moulded in relief, painted with enamels and gilded. Pistol-butt handle moulded with rococo scrolls and festoons of flowers which are picked out in colours and gold. Straight steel blade with a pointed end.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain moulded in relief, painted with enamels and gilded, and steel and silver |
| Brief description | Steel knife with a silver collar and porcelain handle moulded in relief, painted with enamels and gilded, Bow Porcelain Factory, Bow, ca. 1750. |
| Physical description | Steel knife with a silver collar and porcelain handle moulded in relief, painted with enamels and gilded. Pistol-butt handle moulded with rococo scrolls and festoons of flowers which are picked out in colours and gold. Straight steel blade with a pointed end. |
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| Credit line | Given by Montagu Yeats Brown, Esq. CMG. |
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| Accession number | C.342-1914 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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