Gold knife and fork
WB.203
1600–1700 •
wedding-knife
wedding-fork
Curator's Description
Wedding knife and fork; whole of fork and handle of knife in gold, steel blade; both handles engraved with leafy scrolls enclosing birds, filled with enamel; ends of handles cut into scroll shape; inscribed.
This object was collected and bequeathed to the British Museum by Ferdinand Anselm Rothschild.
How big is it?
1.4 cm wide, 18 cm high, 0.7 cm deep, and it weighs 57.3g
Detailed Curatorial Notes
Provenance: None is recorded.
Bibliography
- Charles Hercules Read, 'The Waddesdon Bequest: Catalogue of the Works of Art bequeathed to the British Museum by Baron Ferdinand Rothschild, M.P., 1898', London, 1902, no. 203, pl.XLIII
- O.M. Dalton, 'The Waddesdon Bequest', 2nd edn (rev), British Museum, London, 1927, no.203.
- Read 1902: Read, Charles Hercules, The Waddesdon Bequest. Catalogue of the Works of Art Bequeathed to the British Museum by Baron Ferdinand Rothschild, M.P., 1898, London, BMP, 1902
- Dalton 1927: Dalton, Ormonde Maddock, The Waddesdon Bequest : jewels, plate, and other works of art bequeathed by Baron Ferdinand Rothschild., London, BMP, 1927