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Silver, Room 67, The Whiteley Galleries

Knife

ca. 1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Hunt & Roskell (maker)
Hunt, John Samuel (maker)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Pistol Grip


Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Tableware & Cutlery
Object type
Knife
Materials and techniques
Silver, stamped decoration, steel blade
Brief description
Cutlery and Flatware (Benson)
Physical description
Pistol Grip
Dimensions
  • Length: 26.90cm
  • Width: 2.40cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Top of haft: makers mark of ISH under a crown for John Samuel Hunt (used 1844 - 1855). Blade: stamped HUNT & ROSKELL under a crown
  • Engraved on upper part of haft: two heraldic crests under a coronet
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.23-1966

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Record createdMarch 3, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O95901/knife-hunt-john-samuel/
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