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Catalog Number

CAS 1991-0011-0004   CAS 1991-0011-0004; Kava cup
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Kava cup
Culture Polynesian: Samoan
Global Region Oceania
Country Samoa
State/Prov./Dist. American Samoa
County
Other Geographic Data Apia
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood: ifilele (Intsia bijuga)
Description Round kava cup in the form of a model kava bowl with 8 cylindrical legs, carved from a single piece of wood.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.9, Max Diam = 11.5

Catalog Number CAS 0389-1990   CAS 0389-1990; Knife
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Knife
Culture Dutch, possibly
Global Region Europe
Country Netherlands, possibly
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1883
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Wood (probably boxwood); Iron; Brass
Description Knife with metal blade and wooden handle; Blade without decoration; Proximal end of handle carved with a lion; Middle of handle is carved in geometric designs along with the date “ANNO 1883”; From BRL 1982: “Dinner knife with carved wood handle, probably boxwood; Geometric bottom surmounted by a lion finial; Cheap, factory-made blade, sleet steel, separate iron bolster, brass ferrule; Handle marked “ANNO 1883” - probably correct; Mid-eastern style, looks like German work; May be Dutch blade (sic) and Indonesian handle? (sic).”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.9, Thickness = 1.7, Length = 23.7

Catalog Number

CAS 2000-0007-0001A   CAS 2000-0007-0001A; Knife
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Knife
Culture English
Global Region Europe
Country England / Great Britain
State/Prov./Dist. England
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Harrison Bros. & Howson
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: Steel; Silver; Bone
Description Knife blade is straight, even width, with rounded end; Banded silver bolster; Carved bone handle with open work leaf and vine design and solid ball of fruit at distal end; Blade is hallmarked "VR" with royal crown design in between and stamped "Harrison Bros & Howson Cutlers to Her Majesty." Bolster has three hallmarks and stamped "HH."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.0, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 21.5

Catalog Number

CAS 2000-0007-0001B   CAS 2000-0007-0001B; Knife
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Knife
Culture English
Global Region Europe
Country England / Great Britain
State/Prov./Dist. England
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Harrison Bros. & Howson
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: Steel; Silver; Bone
Description Knife blade is straight, even width, with rounded end; Banded silver bolster; Carved bone handle with open work leaf, vine and fruit design on one side and solid bamboo design on opposite side; Blade is hallmarked "VR" with royal crown design in between and stamped "Harrison Bros & Howson Cutlers to Her Majesty." Bolster has three hallmarks and stamped "HH."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.5, Thickness = 1.6, Length = 21.8

Catalog Number

CAS 2000-0007-0001C   CAS 2000-0007-0001C; Knife
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Knife
Culture English
Global Region Europe
Country England / Great Britain
State/Prov./Dist. England
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Harrison Bros. & Howson
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: Steel; Silver; Bone
Description Knife blade is straight, even width, with rounded end; Banded silver bolster; Carved bone handle of forest scene, Asian warrior standing beneath tree, second person kneeling on ground; Blade is hallmarked "VR" with royal crown design in between and stamped "Harrison Bros & Howson Cutlers to Her Majesty." Bolster has three hallmarks and stamped "HH."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.6, Thickness = 2.0, Length = 20.8

Catalog Number

CAS 2000-0007-0001D   CAS 2000-0007-0001D; Knife
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Knife
Culture English
Global Region Europe
Country England / Great Britain
State/Prov./Dist. England
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Harrison Bros. & Howson
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: Steel; Silver; Bone
Description Knife blade is straight, even width, with rounded end; Banded silver bolster; Carved bone handle of forest scene, Asian warrior standing beneath tree holding a sword; Blade is hallmarked "VR" with royal crown design in between and stamped "Harrison Bros & Howson Cutlers to Her Majesty." Bolster has three hallmarks and stamped "HH."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.1, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 21.2

Catalog Number

CAS 2000-0007-0001E   CAS 2000-0007-0001E; Knife
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Knife
Culture English
Global Region Europe
Country England / Great Britain
State/Prov./Dist. England
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Harrison Bros. & Howson
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: Steel; Silver; Bone
Description Knife blade is straight, even width, with rounded end; Banded silver bolster; Carved bone handle of forest scene, Asian warrior standing beneath tree raising a sword, peasant holding long staff with banner attached looks on; Blade is hallmarked "VR" with royal crown design in between and stamped "Harrison Bros & Howson Cutlers to Her Majesty." Bolster has three hallmarks and stamped "HH."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.1, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 21.7

Catalog Number

CAS 2000-0007-0001F   CAS 2000-0007-0001F; Knife
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Knife
Culture English
Global Region Europe
Country England / Great Britain
State/Prov./Dist. England
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Harrison Bros. & Howson
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: Steel; Silver; Bone
Description Knife blade is straight, even width, with rounded end; Banded silver bolster; Carved bone handle, middle portion is open work carving of leaves and vine holding a solid fruit at distal end; Blade is hallmarked "VR" with royal crown design in between and stamped "Harrison Bros & Howson Cutlers to Her Majesty." Bolster has three hallmarks and stamped "HH."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.0, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 21.0

Catalog Number

CAS 2000-0007-0002A   CAS 2000-0007-0002A; Knife
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Knife
Culture English
Global Region Europe
Country England / Great Britain
State/Prov./Dist. England
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Harrison Bros. & Howson
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: Steel; Silver; Bone
Description Knife blade is straight, even width, with rounded end; Banded silver bolster; Carved bone handle, scene depicting two Asian warriors fighting in a forest; Blade is hallmarked "VR" with royal crown design in between and stamped "Harrison Bros & Howson Cutlers to Her Majesty." Bolster has three hallmarks and stamped "HH."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.4, Thickness = 1.6, Length = 24.9

Catalog Number

CAS 2000-0007-0002B   CAS 2000-0007-0002B; Knife
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Knife
Culture English
Global Region Europe
Country England / Great Britain
State/Prov./Dist. England
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Harrison Bros. & Howson
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: Steel; Silver; Bone
Description Knife blade is straight, even width, with rounded end; Banded silver bolster; Carved bone handle, scene depicting a man pointing up at a tree on one side, a crouching person (?) on the opposite side; Blade is hallmarked "VR" with royal crown design in between and stamped "Harrison Bros & Howson Cutlers to Her Majesty." Bolster has three hallmarks and stamped "HH."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.4, Thickness = 1.6, Length = 25.0

Catalog Number

CAS 2000-0007-0002C   CAS 2000-0007-0002C; Knife
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Knife
Culture English
Global Region Europe
Country England / Great Britain
State/Prov./Dist. England
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Harrison Bros. & Howson
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: Steel; Silver; Bone
Description Knife blade is straight, even width, with rounded end; Banded silver bolster; Carved bone handle, forest scene depicting a standing man holding implements in each hand and a kneeling man pointing up at the sky; Blade is hallmarked "VR" with royal crown design in between and stamped "Harrison Bros & Howson Cutlers to Her Majesty." Bolster has three hallmarks and stamped "HH."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.5, Thickness = 1.7, Length = 25.3

Catalog Number

CAS 2000-0007-0002D   CAS 2000-0007-0002D; Knife
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Knife
Culture English
Global Region Europe
Country England / Great Britain
State/Prov./Dist. England
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Harrison Bros. & Howson
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: Steel; Silver; Bone
Description Knife blade is straight, even width, with rounded end; Banded silver bolster; Carved bone handle, forest scene depicting two kneeling Asian warriors, one is writing on paper, mountains in background; Blade is hallmarked "VR" with royal crown design in between and stamped "Harrison Bros & Howson Cutlers to Her Majesty." Bolster has three hallmarks and stamped "HH."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.4, Thickness = 1.7, Length = 25.6

Catalog Number

CAS 2000-0007-0002E   CAS 2000-0007-0002E; Knife
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Knife
Culture English
Global Region Europe
Country England / Great Britain
State/Prov./Dist. England
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Harrison Bros. & Howson
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: Steel; Silver; Bone
Description Knife blade is straight, even width, with rounded end; Banded silver bolster; Carved bone handle, open work of tree with flowers on one side and large eagle (?) perched on opposite side; Blade is hallmarked "VR" with royal crown design in between and stamped "Harrison Bros & Howson Cutlers to Her Majesty." Bolster has three hallmarks and stamped "HH."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.7, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 25.5

Catalog Number

CAS 2000-0007-0002F   CAS 2000-0007-0002F; Knife
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Knife
Culture English
Global Region Europe
Country England / Great Britain
State/Prov./Dist. England
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Harrison Bros. & Howson
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: Steel; Silver; Bone
Description Knife blade is straight, even width, with rounded end; Banded silver bolster; Carved bone handle, forest scene depicting Asian warrior standing near tree pointing at the sky and holding a sword in opposite hand, pagoda in background; Blade is hallmarked "VR" with royal crown design in between and stamped "Harrison Bros & Howson Cutlers to Her Majesty." Bolster has three hallmarks and stamped "HH."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.4, Thickness = 1.7, Length = 25.5

Catalog Number CAS 0389-1664   CAS 0389-1664; Knife
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Knife
Culture English, probably
Global Region Europe
Country England / Great Britain, probably
State/Prov./Dist. England, probably
County
Other Geographic Data City: London, probably
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture late 1700s to early 1800s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Iron; Antler; Silver
Description From BRL 1982: "Dinner knife, probably England, probably London. Blade: steel, welded to iron bolster (typical English). Handle: Extra fancy crown stag handle with head carved in crown. Silver ferrule. Late 18th to early 19th century. Compare to [CAS] 0389-2020."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.1, Thickness = 3.4, Length = 29.0

Catalog Number CAS 0389-1765   CAS 0389-1765; Knife
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Knife
Culture German
Global Region Europe
Country Germany
State/Prov./Dist. Nordrhein-Westfalen
County
Other Geographic Data City: Solingen
Maker's Name Friedrich Herder
Date of Manufacture ca. 1880
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Wood (boxwood); Nickel silver
Description From BRL 1982: “Bread knife, Germany (Solingen); Nickel silver ferrule; Finely carved boxwood handle, geometric with coat of arms; Motto ‘LUCTOR ET EMERGO’; Lion on top, rattle inside; Blade marked ‘F. HERDER ABR. SOHN’ - firm, Friedrich Herder, established 1623; Piece ca. 1800.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.9, Thickness = 2.4, Length = 38.7

Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1956   CAS 0389-1956; Knife
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Knife
Culture German, possibly
Global Region Europe
Country Germany, possibly
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1600s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Iron; Ivory (elephant)
Description From BRL 1982: “Small table knife, possibly German (according to Bailey), style is 17th century (according to Bailey); Elephant ivory handle, probably turned on a compound lathe; Blunt end blade marked ‘E’; Good specimen if correct.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.5, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 17.0

Catalog Number CAS 0389-1963   CAS 0389-1963; Knife
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Knife
Culture German, probably, or Dutch
Global Region Europe
Country Germany, probably, or Netherlands
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture handle: 1600s; blade: ca. 1900
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Wood (boxwood?); Silver
Description From BRL 1982: “Knife, probably German or Dutch, 17th century; Blade is ca. 1900, probably German; Worn down bread knife blade; Remains of mark: ‘J/LFF’; Boxwood (?) (sic) handle and silver ferrule; Handle carved to represent mounted knight slaying a dragon with a spear.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.7, Thickness = 1.9, Length = 28.0

Catalog Number CAS 0389-1522   CAS 0389-1522; Knife
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Knife
Culture unknown
Global Region Europe
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture late 19th century
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Bone or ivory
Description From BRL 1982: "Dinner knife / late 19th century. Blade: Factory dinner knife blade, reshaped and artificially colored. Handle: possibly older, bone or ivory handle. Note: Made to look 16th century, probably done by a dealer to cheat collectors."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.4, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 20.1

Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1635   CAS 0389-1635; Marrow spoon
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Marrow spoon
Culture Italian
Global Region Europe
Country Italy
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Bone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.0, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 9.4
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