Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Knife

ca. 1740-ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Knife with pistol-shaped handle of porcelain painted in underglaze blue, with silver ferrule and steel blade. The blade is stamped with a cutler's mark of a bunch of grapes.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, with silver ferrule and steel blade
Brief description
Knife with pistol-shaped handle of porcelain painted in underglaze blue, Saint-Cloud porcelain factory, France, about 1740-1750
Physical description
Knife with pistol-shaped handle of porcelain painted in underglaze blue, with silver ferrule and steel blade. The blade is stamped with a cutler's mark of a bunch of grapes.
Marks and inscriptions
(The blade is stamped with a cutler's mark of a bunch of grapes)
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Collection
Accession number
987-1902

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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