Knife-case painted with landscape views reserved on a white ground with scattered flowers and birds within flat gilt scrolls and lined with red velvet and silver braid. It contains twelve silver mounted knives and forks, their enamel handles are also painted with flowers and scrolls. Stolen from the collection in 1996.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Staffordshire knife case, 1765
Date supported
1987
Medium and material
Enamel
Dimensions
26 cm
Grant
7500
Total cost
31000
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