Dessert knife
Wingfield Rowbotham and Co.
Category
Silver
Date
Unknown
Materials
Silver; Steel
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Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 852206
Summary
A silver dessert knife with a steel blade. One of a set of 6. Plain pistol grip. Hervey crest and coronet. Hallmarked 'PH in a heart'. Blade inscribed "'Wingfield Rowbotham est'd 1751, Sheffield, harp and crown".
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. Acquired by the National Trust in 1956 under the auspices of the National Land Fund, later the National Heritage Memorial Fund
Makers and roles
Wingfield Rowbotham and Co., cutlery manufacturer