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.
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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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