Carving knife
The Alexander Clark Company Ltd
Category
Historic Services / Food & drink preparation
Date
1862
Materials
Silver, bone and steel
Measurements
29 mm (Width) x 21 mm (Depth); 328 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Sheffield
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 12858
Summary
A carving knife with a well worn steel blade shaped at handle end and engraved ALEXANDER CLARK / SHEFFIELD. Handle is bone, set at each end in silver metal with shell design and hallmarked. SB / HB in shield, next crown, then lion, then g.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
The Alexander Clark Company Ltd