Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1870 | |
| 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 | Paterson and Kerr | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1800-1850 | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel; Ivory (elephant); Iron | |
| Description | From BRL 1982: "Table knife, England, probably Sheffield. Steel blade, wide and upswept curved, round ended. Octagon faceted green dyed elephant ivory handle; Wrought iron bolsters were most likely originally fancy octagonal - badly worn from polishing; Marks: 'Patterson and Kerr Warranted' (no info., probably retailer); Ca. 1800-1850; Matches table knives CAS 0389-1865 through -1870, seems to match table forks CAS 0389-1730, -1851 and carving fork CAS 0389-1692." | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.5, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 26.5 | |