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Source Description
Because cutlery was not common during the 18th century, wealthy travelers frequently carried their own sets with them. This particularly elegant set has agate handles mounted with openwork gold representing birds in scrolls and hunters with spears. The fitted leather case with tooled leather may predate the cutlery and be of French origin.
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Document identity
localId
19071
label
Knife and Fork with Leather Case
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
19071
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Knife and Fork with Leather Case
description
Because cutlery was not common during the 18th century, wealthy travelers frequently carried their own sets with them. This particularly elegant set has agate handles mounted with openwork gold representing birds in scrolls and hunters with spears. The fitted leather case with tooled leather may predate the cutlery and be of French origin.
provenance
Leon Gruel, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 18th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
table knives
forks
silverware
cases
flatware
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
knife: 7 3/8 in. (18.73 cm);fork: 7 1/4 in. (18.42 cm)
Source extras
med
iron, gold, agate, leather
creator_ids
6211
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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34ecec3fb6ed33d5
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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7df7d1438b0f97cf
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no
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no