Fork, Knife, and Spoon
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1600
Fork, Knife, and Spoon — cutlery, by Southern Germany, made in Southern Germany, dated c. 1600. Physical description: Bloodstone (Heliotrope), silver, gilding, and steel; Knife: H.: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.); Fork: H.: 18 cm (7 1/8 in.); Spoon: H.: 19 cm (7 1/2 in.).
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Held by Art Institute of Chicago (object no. 242046). The museum record attributes this piece to Southern Germany in Southern Germany around c. 1600. Details beyond the museum's own catalogue entry have not been independently verified.
Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Knife: H.: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.); Fork: H.: 18 cm (7 1/8 in.); Spoon: H.: 19 cm (7 1/2 in.)
- Materials techniques
- Bloodstone (Heliotrope), silver, gilding, and steel
Identification
- Source note
- All details come from the object's own museum catalogue record; nothing has been copied from other entries.
- Museum object name
- cutlery
- Museum object number
- 242046
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.