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Steel knife with an amber handle, one of a set of one fork and twelve knives, North East Germany, perhaps Stolp, dated 1634.
The handle has a steel tang with a gilt brass cap and a ball finial running down through the hollow centre of the amber to attach it to the gilt steel ferrule and steel blade. A piece of clear amber craved in the shape of a segmented vase forms the top of the handle, while the main body of the handle consists of a clear amber panel over foil painted in red, black and gold with a full length figure…
Subject
- Tableware & cutlery; Christianity
Type of item
- Knife
Date
- 1634
- 1634
Subject
- Tableware & cutlery; Christianity
Type of item
- Knife
Date
- 1634
- 1634
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
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Identifier
- O90677
Year
- 1634
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-01-12T14:28:22.237Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-04-26T14:19:16.190Z