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Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1921   CAS 0389-1921; Knife
Category Culinary Items; Pottery
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 Gibbs
Date of Manufacture late 1700s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Silver; Porcelain
Description Curved bladed single edged knife with rounded point and silver bolster with porcelain handle with blue Delft design of floral and scroll work; From BRL 1982: "Table knife, Sheffield, England; Blue and white pistol shaped glazed ceramic handle (Delft style); Silver ferrules; Bulbous tipped ridge bound blade marked ‘Gibbs’; Note: Hayward (p.18) identifies Gibbs as Sheffield, third quarter of 18th century. Matches table fork CAS 0389-1922; Superb set."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.0, Thickness = 2.6, Length = 29.1