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Knife and fork
Knife and fork in a sheath, the blade of the knife and the three prongs of the fork of steel, the handles of ivory with silver gilt mounts, the sheath of wood and bound in green velvet which has worn bare except where covered by the silver mounts, these mounts showing traces of gilding, the rim mount with a loop with shell terminal on one side towards the top, the end mount terminating in a double-faced head apparently wearing a wig; the mounts on the knife and fork engraved with stiff leaves and other motifs on a matted ground, the mounts of the sheath chased and embossed with Laub-und-Bandelwerk on a matted ground, the decoration of the rim mount incorporating a now obliterated crest of an elephant's head.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51422
Acquisition
Purchase - with support, 3/5/2001
Purchased with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the National Art Collections Fund and the Goldsmiths' Company.
Measurements
Length
(cm): 19
Width
(cm): 1.5
Depth
(cm): 1.8
Length
(cm): 20.6
Width
(cm): 1.4
Depth
(cm): 1.9
Length
(cm): 20.6
Width
(cm): 3.2
Depth
(cm): 2
Length
(in): 7
Width
(in): 9
Depth
(in): 3
Length
(in): 8
Width
(in): 9
Depth
(in): 3
Length
(in): 8
Width
(in): 1
Depth
(in): 13
Techniques
raised
forming
Applied Art
chased
decoration
Applied Art
embossed
decoration
Applied Art
engraved
decoration
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
Material
silver gilt
steel
ivory
velvet
wood
Location
In store
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