Small brass shield inlaid on box outer lid with inscription:- 'PRESENTED TO MR & MRS G.E. HOCKING BY THE EMPLOYEES AUG. 15.1900'. Cutlery set well used and tarnished. Manufactures/makers mark on knife blades and grape cutter: 'JR & S.' Set comprises two serving spoons with ornate pressed designs on the spoon bowls and handles; two nut crackers; two stone pitters and one grape cutter all located in the inner top layer of the box. In the two drawers are twelve knives and eleven forks in total. The handles are mother-of-pearl with one knife handle broken and three with shorter mother-of-pearl handles with an added metal support; possibly broken previously and repaired. One knife handle slightly askew. The plating is deteriorated to some extent on all but three knife blades. The forks are in a somewhat better condition than the knives though there is a degree of plating off the edges.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
History Collection
Collection Item Data
| Accession Number: | H1996.15 |
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| Accession Date: | 5 Apr 1996 |
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| Credit: | Estate:- Ernest Nicholas Hocking |
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Material
| Electro Plate Nickel Silver/Metal |
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Measurement
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