knife, pistol grip
manufacturer: Worcester porcelain factory (English, estab. circa 1751, closed 1862)
1760-1765
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Description
knife, two, with “pistol-grip” porcelain handles. The knife in the top image is Worcester and decorated with the pattern known as "Formal Daisy”, a fairly common pattern in the 1760-1765 period.
To date the knife in the bottom image has not been identified. Factories other than Worcester were making cutlery handles at this period in England – Bow, Derby, Lowestoft.
To date the knife in the bottom image has not been identified. Factories other than Worcester were making cutlery handles at this period in England – Bow, Derby, Lowestoft.
Maker and role
manufacturer: Worcester porcelain factory (English, estab. circa 1751, closed 1862)
Production place
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Production date
1760-1765
Media description
porcelain (soft-paste) with underglaze blue decoration and steel blades
Credit line
gift of Christine Bell (Downer), Melbourne, 2008
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell
Accession number
T0034
TJC reference number
2211
