Cutlery (knives) stand
(Mykolaiv Regional Museum of Culture and Traditions)
Metal stand for knives
from a Jewish family.
The stand is made in the form of a winged dragon standing on two legs
and supported by its tail. The wings have elongated openings (6 openings on
each side) for inserting knives or forks. The tongue protrudes from the open
jaws. There are the maker’s marks on the dragon’s legs.
- Museum / institution
- Mykolaiv Regional Museum of Culture and Traditions
- Inventory number in the institution
- КП-53 257 МД- 3 918
- Russian Empire (Warsaw)
- History, source, type and date of acquisition
- From a Jewish family. Purchased (in Kyiv, Shatnin I. M.) in 2002.
- Production period
- CE
- Technique
- stamping
- Religious holiday / lifecycle
- daily common use
- Era
- the beginning of XIX - middle of XIX
- Materials
- metal
- Dimensions, cm
- width: 11.00, height: 7.00, length: 11.00
- Inscriptions, marks, initials
- FRAGET N PLAQUE 3449
- Preservation condition
- satisfactory
- Description of the preservation condition
- The wings and the head of the dragon are bent, the tip of the tail was lost.
- Restoration
- no restoration needed
- Current location
- in storage