Glass-Handled Cutlery, Table Knife And Fork
Manufacturer
Crystal Cutlery Works, Granby Manufacturing Co.
CultureAmerican
Date1876-1885?
MediumGerman silver | Glass | Steel
DimensionsOverall: 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm)
InscribedMark etched on the knife blade: "CRYSTAL CUTLERY WORKS / GRANBY. CONN. / PATD. AUG. 29, 1876"
Credit LineMuseum purchase with Funds Donated by Richard and Leah Waitzer in Honor of Dr. Herman Laibstain at His Eightieth Birthday
Object number93.8.1B
Not on view
DescriptionThis is one place setting of a knife and fork. The handles of both objects are of colorless glass engraved on one side with stylized leaves and fruit; handles are encircled by German silver (?) attached to a shank of the same metal by an electroplating process (?); the steel knife and fork are set into these metal shanks. The knife has a flat blade with a rounded end. The fork has three tines.
Crystal Cutlery Works, Granby Manufacturing Co.
1876-1885?
Crystal Cutlery Works, Granby Manufacturing Co.
1876-1885?
Crystal Cutlery Works, Granby Manufacturing Co.
1876-1885?
Thomas Webb & Sons
ca. 1890-1900
Thomas Webb & Sons
ca. 1890-1900
