Cake Knife; Fork
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- metal, silver; antler; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0060 a-c
- Description
- A cake serving knife (a) and fork (b) set in a green box (c). a) The knife has a broad silver blade with an etched design and an antler handle. The knife is marked with “SBS ARK EP, NS”b) The fork is wide and flat and has five tines. A design is etched in silver at the base of the tines. The f…
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- Title
- Cake Knife; Fork
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- metal, silver; antler; fibre
- Dimensions
- 30.5 (a); 25.0 (b) cm
- Description
- A cake serving knife (a) and fork (b) set in a green box (c). a) The knife has a broad silver blade with an etched design and an antler handle. The knife is marked with “SBS ARK EP, NS”b) The fork is wide and flat and has five tines. A design is etched in silver at the base of the tines. The fork also has an antler handle.c) The box is lined with green satin and has a green velvet bed. The box has a hinged lid with a metal clasp. The lid of the box is marked with “hallmarked, silver mounted”.
- Subject
- households
- food
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0060 a-c
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