Knife and fork set

Museum number:
9-22114a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210922114a@2dc
Alternate number:
BY.C-09 and C-09 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4737
Description:
Knife(b) and fork(a) case (a) has a rectangular wooden body with floral carvings at the center and corners. Metal feet are attached to the underside and metal brackets at either end hold curved wooden knife and fork handles. The knife blade is of carbon steel.
Donor:
Estate of G. Eleanore Murray, Estate of Theos C. Bernard, and Theos C. Bernard
Collection place:
India
Verbatim coll. place:
India
Collector:
Theos C. Bernard
Materials:
Bronze (metal), Steel (alloy), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)
Accession date:
March 12, 2004
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Knife and fork set, accession number 9-22114a-c, described as Knife(b) and fork(a) case (a) has a rectangular wooden body with floral carvings at the center and corners. Metal feet are attached to the underside and metal brackets at either end hold curved wooden knife and fork handles. The knife blade is of carbon steel.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Knife and fork set, accession number 9-22114a-c, described as Knife(b) and fork(a) case (a) has a rectangular wooden body with floral carvings at the center and corners. Metal feet are attached to the underside and metal brackets at either end hold curved wooden knife and fork handles. The knife blade is of carbon steel.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Knife and fork set, accession number 9-22114a-c, described as Knife(b) and fork(a) case (a) has a rectangular wooden body with floral carvings at the center and corners. Metal feet are attached to the underside and metal brackets at either end hold curved wooden knife and fork handles. The knife blade is of carbon steel.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Knife and fork set, accession number 9-22114a-c, described as Knife(b) and fork(a) case (a) has a rectangular wooden body with floral carvings at the center and corners. Metal feet are attached to the underside and metal brackets at either end hold curved wooden knife and fork handles. The knife blade is of carbon steel.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Knife and fork set, accession number 9-22114a-c, described as Knife(b) and fork(a) case (a) has a rectangular wooden body with floral carvings at the center and corners. Metal feet are attached to the underside and metal brackets at either end hold curved wooden knife and fork handles. The knife blade is of carbon steel.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Knife and fork set, accession number 9-22114a-c, described as Knife(b) and fork(a) case (a) has a rectangular wooden body with floral carvings at the center and corners. Metal feet are attached to the underside and metal brackets at either end hold curved wooden knife and fork handles. The knife blade is of carbon steel.

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