Accession No
TEMP.01852
Description
Table knife with steel blade and rounded bronze alloy handle. Blade has scimitar-like form with single cutting edge and flat back; blade point is snub-nosed with bulbous protrusion on back. Handle is cast copper alloy with visible seam between halves, the two sides feature a different floral scene in relief with flowering bushes and a bird; handle butt end capped with a small finial.
Place
Europe
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.01852
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Steel; Copper Alloy
Local Term
Measurements
205mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
Description (Physical description)
Knife with up-curving ?steel blade and cast copper alloy handle decorated with floral motifs in relief.
Event Date 14/7/2022
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Table knife with steel blade and rounded bronze alloy handle. Blade has scimitar-like form with single cutting edge and flat back; blade point is snub-nosed with bulbous protrusion on back. Handle is cast copper alloy with visible seam between halves, the two sides feature a different floral scene in relief with flowering bushes and a bird; handle butt end capped with a small finial.
Event Date 7/11/2023
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
FM:298809
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