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Folding Knife with Gold Plated Silver Handle From Traveling Cutlery Set Knife
This is a knife. It is dated ca. 1827 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is steel, gold plated silver, brass. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
text from the historical overview in "Feeding Desire":
Small shovel shaped spoons, the precursor of the modern day icecream paddle, were introduced, but these were rare, and teaspoons were no doubt used as well. The bowl became increasingly ovoid as the century wore on (fig. 43). By 1760, in England, the handle switched to a downcurve, for better balance with teh new soup dish. With this change, the spoon, and often the fork, were laid bowl and tines up, in contrast to continental practice. This resulted in engraved armorials being upside down to the diner, but right way up in sideboard boxes.
This object was
donated by
Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
It is credited The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
Its dimensions are
L x W x D: 18.9 × 1.9 × 0.7 cm (7 7/16 × 3/4 × 1/4 in.) L x W x D (folded): 10.4 × 2.5 × 0.7 cm (4 1/8 in. × 1 in. × 1/4 in.)
It has the following markings
On the blade, stamped: [1] L.E.V.
It is inscribed
On the handle, front: F. M 1827; back: Cr M n F (?)
Cite this object as
Folding Knife with Gold Plated Silver Handle From Traveling Cutlery Set Knife; possibly Germany; steel, gold plated silver, brass; L x W x D: 18.9 × 1.9 × 0.7 cm (7 7/16 × 3/4 × 1/4 in.) L x W x D (folded): 10.4 × 2.5 × 0.7 cm (4 1/8 in. × 1 in. × 1/4 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-255
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
