Knife
Harrison Brothers and Howson
Category
Historic Services / Food & drink preparation
Date
circa 1900
Materials
Bone and steel
Measurements
240 mm (Width)
Collection
Tredegar, Newport
NT 1553228
Summary
Knife. A kitchen knife, with tapered steel blade and a rounded tip, by Harrison Bros. & Howson. Set in bone handle, with squared and slightly rounded end.
Provenance
Part of the collection on loan to the National Trust from Newport Museum and Galleries. In March 2012 the National Trust took over the management of Tredegar House with its contents and its 90 acres of gardens and parkland, from Newport City Council for a period of 50 years.
Marks and inscriptions
Blade: HARRISON BROS. & HOWSON. / CUTLERS TO HER MAJESTY
Makers and roles
Harrison Brothers and Howson, cutler