Traveling set in leather case
Unknown Artist
mid-18th century
Medium
Silver, partly gilded, steel, tooled leather
Dimensions
Length (Knife [a]): 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm); Length (Fork [b]): 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); Length (Spoon [c]): 7 7/8 in. (20 cm); Length (Marrow spoon [d]): 7 1/16 in. (17.9 cm); Length (Fork [e]): 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); Overall (Spice box [f]): 2 9/16 × 2 1/16 in. (6.5 × 5.2 cm); Height (Egg cup [g]): 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm); Length (Knife rest [h]): 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Overall (Box [i]): 2 1/8 × 14 3/8 × 3 1/2 in. (5.4 × 36.5 × 8.9 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Silver
Culture
Hungarian
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of The Salgo Trust for Education, New York, in memory of Nicolas M. Salgo, 2010
Accession Number
2010.110.79a–i