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Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-1752   CAS 0389-1752; Knife
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Knife
Culture German
Global Region Europe
Country Germany
State/Prov./Dist. Nordrhein-Westfalen
County
Other Geographic Data City: Solingen
Maker's Name Peter Daniel Baus
Date of Manufacture blade: late 1800s; handle: late 1600s to early 1700s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Silver
Description From BRL 1982: "Table Knife. Blade is late 19th century, Walter dates Peter Daniel Baus of Solingen, Germany, 1820-present. Reshaped blade soldered in; marked with flying bird and 'P.D. Baus'; replacement. Handle style is late 17th century, early 18th century. Hollow silver handle with engraved decorations. Finial broken off; back engraved: 'K.C.R.G.T.L.'"
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.9, Thickness = 2.4, Length = 23.4
Catalog Number CAS 0389-1920   CAS 0389-1920; Knife
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Knife
Culture German
Global Region Europe
Country Germany
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 1791
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Silver; Paint
Description Knife with decorated handle and inscribed blade; Gold writing on blade reads “I B K I H S A K 1791” with each letter separated with a dot centered vertically; The H has the sign of a cross on top of it; From BRL 1982: "Table knife. Germany; Odd shaped blade. Blade appears to be reshaped replacement; gold paint looks recent. Handle: style is late 17th century (see Bailey fig. 52). Hollow silver handle with embossed biblical (?) (sic) scene; cast finial of a dog; four part touchmark is obscured. Compare [CAS] 0389-1752, [CAS] 0389-1734."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.7, Thickness = 1.6, Length = 21.9

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-1973   CAS 0389-1973; Knife
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Knife
Culture German
Global Region Europe
Country Germany
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture mid 1700s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Brass; Shell: nacre (mother-of-pearl); Horn; Bone; Latten (copper-zinc alloy), possibly
Description From BRL 1982: “Table knife; Cow horn handle, elaborately inlaid with brass, engraved mother of pearl, green-dyed bone, and a darker (? illegible) horn; Engraved brass or latten ferrules; Pictorial touchmark on knife.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.7, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 23.8

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-1970   CAS 0389-1970; Knife
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Knife
Culture German
Global Region Europe
Country Germany
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1800s, probably
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Bone; Tin alloy?
Description Steel bladed knife with smith marks on one side of blade, bone handle pieces that are dyed green, with six silver shells on each side of the handle and a crown with scrolls and a grape cluster in the center on each side; The proximal end has a silver cap on it with a rosette in the center; From BRL 1982: “Table knife, Germany, probably early 19th century; Green dyed bone slab handle; Pinned on tin (?) (sic) alloy decoration and end caps (same style as on CAS 0389-1544 and -1988); Illegible 3 part touchmark; Matches table fork CAS 0389-1971; a fine set.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.7, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 19.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-1982   CAS 0389-1982; Knife
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Knife
Culture German
Global Region Europe
Country Germany
State/Prov./Dist. Bavaria
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture mid 1800s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Antler; Silver; Silver plate or silver alloy
Description From BRL 1982: “Knife; Bavaria, mid 19th century; Silver plated or alloy handle inlaid with stag horn panels, silver medallions (sic) representing grapes; Part of a trousse (personal set in a scabbard); Fits in scabbard CAS 0389-1985, but may not be original to it; Steel blade marked with incuse touchmark ‘IP’ (unknown mark); Similar to fork CAS 0389-1609, but not a match.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.0, Thickness = 2.8, Length = 21.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-1532   CAS 0389-1532; Knife
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Knife
Culture German
Global Region Europe
Country Germany
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data Northern Germany?
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 19th century
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Bone; Ink
Description From BRL 1982: "Knife / Germany. Blade: 19th century reshaped, table knife. Handle: Large bone handle with brown painted design and inscription. Probably a hunting sword handle; Butt filled with a wax-like substance. Note: appears to be assembled from parts." Handle has inscription which has partly been worn off.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.3, Thickness = 2.4, Length = 19.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-1544   CAS 0389-1544; Knife
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Knife
Culture German
Global Region Europe
Country Germany
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture late 1700s or early 1800s, probably
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Antler; Silver; Copper
Description From BRL 1982: “Table knife, Germany, probably late 18th or early 19th century; Stag horn handle panels; Pinned on silver plated copper ornaments and end caps (same style as on CAS 0389-1970 and -1971); Blade and handle badly worn; Matches table fork CAS 0389-1988.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.6, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 16.1

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-2101   CAS 0389-2101; Knife
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Knife
Culture German or English
Global Region Europe
Country Germany or England / Great Britain
State/Prov./Dist. Germany or England
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture late 1500s or 1600s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Copper alloy; Other metal
Description From BRL 1982: "Knife; German or English, probably late 16th or 17th century. Handle: Two piece wrought copper alloy."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.3, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 20.8

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-1666   CAS 0389-1666; Knife
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
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 late 1700s to early 1800s, probably
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Wood; Tin alloy?
Description From BRL 1982: “Bread knife, possibly German, probably late 18th - early 19th century; Wood handle, probably tin alloy ferrule; Marked ‘IAK’ under a bird; Hand cut stamp.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.4, Thickness = 2.3, Length = 29.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-1555   CAS 0389-1555; Knife
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Knife
Culture German, probably
Global Region Europe
Country Germany, probably
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1700s, probably
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Horn (cow); Brass
Description From BRL 1982: “Table knife, probably German or Bavarian (sic), probably 18th century; Horn slab handle (cow horn); Pinned on engraved brass bolster; Pinned on cap missing, probably matched brass bolster; Forged blade with single touchmark that appears to be a spade, trademark of Friedrich Herder of Solingen, Germany, est. 1623.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.0, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 20.5
Catalog Number CAS 0389-1543   CAS 0389-1543; Knife
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Knife
Culture German, probably
Global Region Europe
Country Germany, probably
State/Prov./Dist. Nordrhein-Westfalen, probably
County
Other Geographic Data City: Solingen, probably
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Ivory: walrus tusk; Nickel silver
Description From BRL 1982: "Table knife / probably German, circa 1900, Solingen. Blade: Blade was originally straight and round ended; reground to make it look older. Remains of mark on blade: ' F. D...S...' Handle: appears to be walrus ivory core, nickel silver ferrule."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.0, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 25.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-1838   CAS 0389-1838; Knife
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Knife
Culture German, probably
Global Region Europe
Country Germany, probably
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture late 1700s, probably
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Bone; Tin alloy; Silver alloy?
Description From BRL 1982: “Dinner knife, probably German, probably late 18th century; Handle of green dyed bone with pinned on tin alloy decorations; Cap missing; Silver alloy (?) (sic) ferrules; Blade marked with pictorial stamp - a wagon jack? (sic); Poor condition.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.8, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 22.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-2106   CAS 0389-2106; Knife
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Knife
Culture German, probably, possibly French
Global Region Europe
Country Germany, probably, possibly France
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture late 1800s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Shell: nacre (mother-of-pearl); Gemstones
Description From BRL 1982: "Table knife. Blade and ferrule: probably German, possibly French, late 19th century, not correct for handle. Handle: Mother-of-pearl with gold painted design and eleven, inlaid colored stones; origin unknown. Note: assembled from parts."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.8, Thickness = 1.2, Length = 19.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-2114   CAS 0389-2114; Knife
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Knife
Culture Northern European
Global Region Europe
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Northern Europe
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1600s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal; Bone; Brass
Description From BRL 1982: "Table Knife / Northern European, origin unknown / circa 17th century. Carved and engraved bone handle, was part of a figure but pinned-on end piece is missing. Brass ferrule appears to be an early repair of the crack in the bone."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.1, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 21.7
Catalog Number CAS 0389-1521   CAS 0389-1521; Knife
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Knife
Culture Northern European?
Global Region Europe
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Northern Europe?
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture mid 1800s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Brass; Copper alloy
Description From BRL 1982: "Knife / unknown origin / possibly Northern European. Blade: Mid-19th century. Blade is in poor condition, but cylindrical bolster suggests mid-19th century factory product. Handle: cast and chased copper alloy handle in form of beast's head. Note: could be pieced together."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.3, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 23.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-1607   CAS 0389-1607; Knife
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Knife
Culture Scottish or English, probably
Global Region Europe
Country Scotland or England / Great Britain, probably
State/Prov./Dist. Scotland or England, probably
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture late 1500s or early 1600s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Iron; Copper alloy
Description From BRL 1982: “Knife; Probably Scottish or English (or possibly Dutch or even Italian; all these used this type of bolster - so did French, but later), late 16th or early 17th century. Slant bolstered pointed blade; Deep touchmark; Two piece cast or wrought copper alloy handle; Figure of man with bagpipe; An interesting piece.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.3, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 19.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-2109   CAS 0389-2109; Knife
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Knife
Culture unknown
Global Region Europe
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal; Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.7, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 22.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-1945   CAS 0389-1945; Knife
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
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 = 1.6, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 20.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-2115   CAS 0389-2115; Knife
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Knife
Culture unknown
Global Region Europe, probably
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 1700s, perhaps
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal; Silver alloy
Description From BRL 1982: “Small knife, unidentified origin; Repoussé silver (?) (sic) alloy handle, forged blade; Relic condition, perhaps 18th century.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.2, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 11.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 2000-0007-0003   CAS 2000-0007-0003; Knife rest
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Knife rest
Culture unknown
Global Region Europe
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal
Description Knife rest in the shape of a dog lying on the ground; Arms and legs stretched out, curled tail, pointed ears, wearing a dog collar, open mouth; Markings on underside; Solid metal.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.2, Width = 1.5, Length = 9.7
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