knife & fork

Lamprey



knife & fork

Lamprey

Summary

Steel bladed knife with narrow scimitar blade, and fork with two prongs on slender baluster stem. Both with pistol shaped white earthenware handles bound by ribbed silver ferrules. Handles decorated with surface random agate pattern in blue and brown against white body, colours bleeding slightly into lead glaze.


Object Name

knife & fork

Creators Name

Lamprey

Date Created

1750=1760 (circa)

accession number

1923.606

Place of creation

Staffordshire

Medium

Credit

Bequeathed by Thomas Tylston Greg

Legal

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