Bread Knife
1848-1849 (made)
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Bread knife, the carved wooden handle with a fruit of maize plant, the steel blade engraved with a scene of children reaping and sowing.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Steel, engraved with a carved, wooden handle |
| Brief description | Bread knife, steel blade with engraved decoration, carved wooden handle, Sheffield, made by Joseph Rodgers and Sons, designed by John Bell A.R.A. |
| Physical description | Bread knife, the carved wooden handle with a fruit of maize plant, the steel blade engraved with a scene of children reaping and sowing. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Marked with a Design Registry mark for 29th February 1848. Its registration is recorded on the adjacent graphic panel. Marked on underside of blade: ‘Manufactured by Joseph Rodgers and Sons, Cutlers to Her Majesty, Sheffield 1865’ and ‘Designed by John Bell and first produced 1847. JOSEPH RODGERS AND SONS, CUTLERS TO HER MAJESTY’. |
| Object history | Purchase. Designed by John Bell (1811-1895) for Felix Summerly Art Manufactures. |
| Production | Summerly's Art Manufactures |
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| Accession number | 445-1865 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2004 |
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