Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1976 | |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Knife | |
| Culture | English | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | England / Great Britain | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | England | |
| County | South Yorkshire | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Sheffield | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early to mid 1700s | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel; Onyx; Silver; Agate | |
| Description | Curved steel blade with rounded point with a rat tail tang connected to a silver bolster with circle designs and scalloped proximal end that connects with a multicolored agate handle blade has hallmark with "War_"; From BRL 1982: "Table knife, Sheffield, England, early to mid 18th century; Nice octagon faceted agate handle; ‘Threaded’ silver ferrule; Blade is about 1.5 inches short - was originally same shape as CAS 0389-1986; Marks: 1) dagger (London Cutler's Co. according to Hayward); 2) anchor (or candlestick?) (sic); 3) bowl of fruit or flowers (?) (sic); 4) ‘WARD’ - WARD is a Sheffield name, e.g., John Ward was master of Sheffield Guild in 1732." | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.7, Thickness = 1.6, Length = 15.9 | |