Cutlery Collection (#3)

Ladle, -350 BC (stone)
7310001 Ladle, -350 BC (stone); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: stone, Material: stone); © Ashmolean Museum

Catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany, 1896 - Breakfast cruet
FLO4732766 Catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany, 1896 - Breakfast cruet, mustard pot, cruet frame, etc

Catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany
FLO4732681 Catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany, 1896 - Cake boards and cake knives

Engraved metal platters and waiters. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware
FLO4732424 Engraved metal platters and waiters. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany

Vases, flower holder, flower dish, etc. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg
FLO4732297 Vases, flower holder, flower dish, etc. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany

Metal figures of sailors, tennis players, oarsmen for bowls, drinking horns and goblets
FLO4732011 Metal figures of sailors, tennis players, oarsmen for bowls, drinking horns and goblets. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory

Liquor frame and punch-glass holder. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware
FLO4731960 Liquor frame and punch-glass holder. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany

Ice service, ice pail, butter dish, saladbowl with helpers. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by
FLO4731776 Ice service, ice pail, butter dish, saladbowl with helpers. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany

Advertisements for Bovril, Nestle and Mappin Brothers (engraving)
8631213 Advertisements for Bovril, Nestle and Mappin Brothers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisements for Bovril, Nestle and Mappin Brothers)

His first knife and fork (engraving)
8630981 His first knife and fork (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: His first knife and fork)

Knife and fork (engraving)
8634801 Knife and fork (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Knife and fork. Illustration for Forgotten Children's Books by Andrew W Tuer)

Cuillere (wood)
8678396 Cuillere (wood) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); length: 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Paul Gauguin); Photo © Christie's Images

Hallo'e'en (colour litho)
8674328 Hallo'e'en (colour litho) by Miles, Helen J.A. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hallo'e'en)

The Land of Freedom (litho)
8663502 The Land of Freedom (litho) by Poy (Percy Hutton Fearon) (1874-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Land of Freedom)

An engraving depicting a Bazar on Oxford Street, London. The first floor was a picture gallery
5310681 An engraving depicting a Bazar on Oxford Street, London. The first floor was a picture gallery. The next level shown had counters for millinery, lace, hosiery, cutlery, jewellery, toys

Advertising for Phosphatine Falieres, food for children, 1910 (illustration)
PCT5618424 Advertising for Phosphatine Falieres, food for children, 1910 (illustration); (add.info.: Advertising (claimed) for Phosphatine Falieres, children's food, 1910 - infant food

Engraving depicting the grinding room in a Sheffield cutlery works, 19th century
5309253 Engraving depicting the grinding room in a Sheffield cutlery works, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the grinding room in a Sheffield cutlery works)

Engraving depicting the forging knife blades, 19th century
5309254 Engraving depicting the forging knife blades, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the forging knife blades. Dated 19th century 01/02/1884); Universal History Archive/UIG

19th century advertisement, for Mappin Brothers, silverware; cutlery and utensils; England; 1895
5311106 19th century advertisement, for Mappin Brothers, silverware; cutlery and utensils; England; 1895; (add.info.: Date: 1895); Universal History Archive/UIG

Catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany
FLO4732548 Catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany, 1896 - Letter weights and paper weights in the form of sailors, dogs, bicycles, soldiers

View of the Mappin Brothers cutlery factory in London. Detail of 1891's ad. Engraving
CUL4856536 View of the Mappin Brothers cutlery factory in London. Detail of 1891's ad. Engraving. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info)

Cutlery, salad servers, sugar tongs, bread knife, etc. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by
FLO4732129 Cutlery, salad servers, sugar tongs, bread knife, etc. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany, 1896

Fruit dishes. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen
FLO4732097 Fruit dishes. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany

Drinking horns and tankards. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware
FLO4731984 Drinking horns and tankards. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany

Serving forks and knives. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory
FLO4731933 Serving forks and knives. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany

Wine trays and claret jugs. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory
FLO4731927 Wine trays and claret jugs. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany

Catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany
FLO4732672 Catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany, 1896 - Cruet frames in wire and glass

Catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany
FLO4732637 Catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany, 1896 - View of the Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany

Knife-rests, napkin rings, crumb trays, etc. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg
FLO4732490 Knife-rests, napkin rings, crumb trays, etc. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany

Decorative ash trays, cigar lighters, snuff box and cigarette box. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products
FLO4732482 Decorative ash trays, cigar lighters, snuff box and cigarette box. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany

Engraved metal platters and waiters. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware
FLO4732432 Engraved metal platters and waiters. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany

Candlesticks for the bedroom and the piano. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg
FLO4732417 Candlesticks for the bedroom and the piano. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany

Coffee pot, cream jug, tea pot, sugar basin, etc. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by
FLO4732414 Coffee pot, cream jug, tea pot, sugar basin, etc. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany

Fruit dishes. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen
FLO4732153 Fruit dishes. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany

Breguet and Roosevelt, 1891
3479321 Breguet and Roosevelt, 1891; (add.info.: Breguet and Roosevelt's method of handing telephones. Suspending fork, F, is a key switch which puts bell into circuit)

Advertisement for Oetzmann and Co (engraving)
8631205 Advertisement for Oetzmann and Co (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Oetzmann and Co. Illustration from Black and White)

Cuillere (wood)
8678394 Cuillere (wood) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); length: 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Paul Gauguin); Photo © Christie's Images

Cuillere (wood)
8678392 Cuillere (wood) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); length: 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Paul Gauguin); Photo © Christie's Images

Cuillere (wood)
8678391 Cuillere (wood) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); length: 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Paul Gauguin); Photo © Christie's Images

Cuillere (wood)
8678390 Cuillere (wood) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); length: 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Paul Gauguin); Photo © Christie's Images

Louis XV, King of France (coloured engraving)
8672814 Louis XV, King of France (coloured engraving) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis XV, King of France: the royal lunch)

Advert in an English newspaper for stainless steel cutlery, 1870
1575606 Advert in an English newspaper for stainless steel cutlery, 1870; (add.info.: Advert in an English newspaper for stainless steel cutlery. Advert placed by the William Burton company)

Still Life with Herring, Bread, and Cheese, 1858 (oil on canvas)
XOS5879735 Still Life with Herring, Bread, and Cheese, 1858 (oil on canvas) by Decamps, Alexandre Gabriel (1803-60); 63x38 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Dining Room Table
Ivan Lesica

With a red fork
Erhard Batzdorf

Flag, Flea, Flog, Foil, Foot, Ford, Fork, Fort, Frog, Frog, Gate, Game (engraving)
8649995 Flag, Flea, Flog, Foil, Foot, Ford, Fork, Fort, Frog, Frog, Gate, Game (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flag, Flea, Flog, Foil, Foot)

Ornament: Metal Objects, The Knife, and the Fork (engraving)
8647165 Ornament: Metal Objects, The Knife, and the Fork (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Metal Objects, The Knife, and the Fork)

"The Allegory of Eternity", 17th century (painting)
8766528 "The Allegory of Eternity", 17th century (painting) by Boss, Herman (d.1701); (add.info.: "The Allegory of Eternity", 17th century painting by Herrmann Boss ()

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"From Velazquez to Sheffield: A Journey Through the History of Cutlery" Step into the world and discover its fascinating history. Diego Velazquez's masterpiece, "Old Woman Cooking Eggs, " painted in 1618, showcases the importance of utensils even centuries ago. Fast forward to 1968, where Sheffield buffer girls diligently buffed forks, showcasing the craftsmanship that went into creating these essential tools for dining. In New Orleans, beignets and chicory coffee at Cafe Du Monde became famous culinary delights. Imagine savoring these delicacies while using exquisite cutlery from Mappin Brothers' Queens Works or George Wing's knife handles manufactured in Sheffield back in 1887. The Trades Unionists Sheep Shear Co-operative Society steel sheep shears advertisement from c. 1900 reminds us that cutlery extends beyond just dining; it serves various purposes across different industries. During World War II, an advertisement by the American Meat Institute emphasized the role of sharp knives in preparing meat efficiently and safely – a testament to how cutlery impacts our daily lives. Delmonicos Restaurant's bustling kitchen captured by Joseph Byron in 1902 highlights how professional chefs rely on top-quality knives for their culinary creations. A whimsical Christmas card featuring owls and foxes carrying food reminds us that even festive occasions call for well-designed utensils. Alfred (Alfie) Shrubb, a famous long-distance runner known for his endurance, surely relied on proper nutrition prepared with reliable cutlery during his training sessions. And who can forget Turkish tea? Sipping this aromatic beverage is made all the more enjoyable with beautifully crafted teapots and delicate teaspoons designed specifically for this cultural tradition. Cutlery has come a long way throughout history – evolving from simple tools to works of art. Whether it's cooking eggs like Velazquez depicted or enjoying iconic dishes like beignets and chicory coffee, the significance remains constant.