Museum Collections

Mahogany Hepplewhite knife box with satinwood inlay; slanted top outlined with stringing; front with ovolo corners decorated with vertical bands of inlay; front panel with stringing and silver escutcheon; lower edge with sawtooth inlay; raised on three turned feet. Interior of box has inlaid paterae and banding on inside of lid; main compartment has 47 cut-outs to accomodate cutlery. Knife box house 1 knife sharpener (bbb), 2 large forks (b,c), 8 medium-size forks (d-k), 23 small forks (l-z, aa-hh), 16 large knives (ii-xx), and 3 small knives (yy-aaa). Cutlery has steel blades/tines and wood handles painted green to simulate jade.