Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1719 | |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Knife | |
| Culture | English | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | England / Great Britain | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | England | |
| County | South Yorkshire, probably | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Sheffield, probably | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1760-1820s | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel; Bone; Iron | |
| Description | From BRL 1982: "Table knife, England, probably Sheffield; Steel blade, bulbous end knife blade; Fancy carved bone handles capped with bone; Iron bolster; Blade marked ‘(0)’ over ‘Cawton’; Note: Washer lists a Thomas Cawton - 13 Broomspring Lane, Sheffield, circa 1852 and 43 Radford Street, Sheffield, circa 1848-1876; A Joshua Cawton was master of the Sheffield Guild in 1736. The same or another Joshua Cawton was master in 1770; Matches table knives CAS 0389-1718, -1720 and table forks CAS 0389-1721, -1722, -1723 -1724." | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.7, Thickness = 2.2, Length = 27.0 | |