Dessert set
Category
Silver
Date
Unknown
Materials
Silver and mother-of-pearl
Measurements
165 mm (Length)
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Sudbury Hall (Children's Country House), Derbyshire
NT 653257
Summary
A set of 12 dessert knives and forks. Silver blade - mother-of-pearl handles. Blade with incised scroll work, mount between handle and blade embossed scrolls. Marks on blade - crown, lion rampant, F and A and D. Blade hilt marked same. Six knives and forks are in the Small Dining Room, the other six in the Strong Room.
Provenance
Vernon collection transferred to the Treasury in 1967 following death of 9th Lord Vernon, and transferred to The National Trust in 1967.