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Gold knife and fork

WB.203     1600–1700 • wedding-knife wedding-fork

Curator's Description

Wedding knife and fork; whole of fork and handle of knife in gold, steel blade; both handles engraved with leafy scrolls enclosing birds, filled with enamel; ends of handles cut into scroll shape; inscribed.

This object was collected and bequeathed to the British Museum by Ferdinand Anselm Rothschild.

Made In

Netherlands
Dutch

What is it?

wedding-knife wedding-fork

Made Of

steel enamel gold

Techniques

cut enamelled engraved

Subjects

bird leaf Irwyn Alwyn

How big is it?

1.4 cm wide, 18 cm high, 0.7 cm deep, and it weighs 57.3g

Where is it?

London / The British Museum / Room 2A / Case 5a 22

Floor plan 2 3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 6c 6d 6e 6f 6g 6h 7a 7b 7c 7d 7e 7f 7g 7h 7i 7j Entrance

Detailed Curatorial Notes

Provenance: None is recorded.

Bibliography

  • Charles Hercules Read, 'The Waddesdon Bequest: Catalogue of the Works of Art bequeathed to the British Museum by Baron Ferdinand Rothschild, M.P., 1898', London, 1902, no. 203, pl.XLIII
  • O.M. Dalton, 'The Waddesdon Bequest', 2nd edn (rev), British Museum, London, 1927, no.203.

    • References

    1. Read 1902: Read, Charles Hercules, The Waddesdon Bequest. Catalogue of the Works of Art Bequeathed to the British Museum by Baron Ferdinand Rothschild, M.P., 1898, London, BMP, 1902
    2. Dalton 1927: Dalton, Ormonde Maddock, The Waddesdon Bequest : jewels, plate, and other works of art bequeathed by Baron Ferdinand Rothschild., London, BMP, 1927

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