Bill Brown Collection of historic cutlery
Various, 3000 BC– c. 1950 AD

The collection includes 469 groups of objects; these are sets, pairs or individual pieces, and consist of approximately 1000 pieces. There are 3 distinct strands: 1) British-made cutlery and flatware, 2) Cutlery and flatware found in Britain, 3) Foreign cutlery and flatware that influenced the form, fashions or decoration of British cutlery.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Bill Brown Collection of historic cutlery, 3000 BC– c. 1950 AD
Date supported
2003
Medium and material
Various
Dimensions
Various
Grant
60000
Total cost
280000

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