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Source Description
Personal cutlery sets in luxurious materials were frequently presented as wedding gifts. In the 17th century, forks were just beginning to become common, and members of the elite all had their own utensils. Ivory was a popular material for such sets, as was the motif of intertwining animals in an aristocratic culture devoted to the hunt. Though functional, such finely crafted sets might be reserved for display, as they were in the royal collection in Copenhagen. The blade is made by a different craftsman, marked "Berger," who is otherwise unidentified.
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Document identity
localId
85208
label
Knife-and-Fork Set
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.126 (71.375, 71.375.A, 71.375.B, 71.375.C)
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
85208
sourceUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.126 (71.375, 71.375.A, 71.375.B, 71.375.C)
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Knife-and-Fork Set
description
Personal cutlery sets in luxurious materials were frequently presented as wedding gifts. In the 17th century, forks were just beginning to become common, and members of the elite all had their own utensils. Ivory was a popular material for such sets, as was the motif of intertwining animals in an aristocratic culture devoted to the hunt. Though functional, such finely crafted sets might be reserved for display, as they were in the royal collection in Copenhagen. The blade is made by a different craftsman, marked "Berger," who is otherwise unidentified.
provenance
Léon Gruel, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1675-1700 (Baroque)
citationUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.126 (71.375, 71.375.A, 71.375.B, 71.375.C)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
knives (culinary tools)
forks
containers
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
Berger
med
carved ivory, iron
creator_ids
6211
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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372a469bf7a77c7c