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Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1870   CAS 0389-1870; Knife
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