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Object NameKnife, Fork and Spoon
Made FromGlass, silver-gilt
Date1875-1900
Techniquecut, gilt
SizeSee Individual Records
Accession Number66.3.12
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. John Davis Hatch
Curatorial Area(s)
Place Made
probably Bohemia
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; cut, gilt. Elaborately turned solid glass handle; turnip-shaped end, tapered section below, with cut waisted section, barrel-shaped section, waisted section, and cylindrical section, with elaborate gilt decoration of foliate scrolls and tracery; set into openwork sockets with raised bosses, on a turned, beaded capstan section; set into (A) a thin, curved knife blade with pierced foliate design, stamped "13" in a rectangle. (B) A three-tined fork, with fluted handle, pierced decoration on the fork. (C) Oval spoon, with fluted handle, raised trefoil panel on the back, with stylized flower within.
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