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Traveling Cutlery Set (France), 1819–1835
This is a Traveling cutlery set. It was made by Chez Aucoc. It is dated 1819–1835 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is lined leather, silver, iron, ivory (possibly synthetic). It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
text from "Historical Overview" in Feeding Desire catalogue:
"Althought it was the norm for individuals to travel with cutlery and other flatware until the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century, this custom did not die out when hosts started to provide flatware for their guests. Traveling sets continued to be used when visiting inns, as exemplified by Celia Fiennes's will cited above, and for picnics, hunts, and other outdoor occasions, well into the twentieth century. The sets often were hinged to fold ( figs. 50, 51), and may have had fittings on the spoon to hold the tines (fig. 52) rather than having small or removable handles as earlier pieces did. Fancier sets sometimes included the addition of a beaker, and such amenities as salt, pepper or mustard holders fitted in a leather case (fig. 53). In other sets, both handles had pockets to recieve the blades or tines of the other implement, so when shut they formed an etui (fig. 54).
This object was
donated by
Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
It is credited The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
Cite this object as
Traveling Cutlery Set (France), 1819–1835; Made by Chez Aucoc (France); lined leather, silver, iron, ivory (possibly synthetic); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-280-a/j
