Knife and fork
Wooden-handled knife with the blade shortened and a similar fork with one tine broken. In a glazed display case with a label: ' RELICS OF A CRIMEAN HERO, GEORGE KING, WHO SERVED ON BOARD "H.M.S. QUEEN" DURING THE CRIMEAN WAR 1854-56. PRESENTED BY HIS SON MR A.D. KING, AT HIS FATHER'S DEATH IN 1925.'
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0093 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Knife and fork |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Crimean War, 1854-1856 |
| Vessels: | Queen (1839) |
| Date made: | Mid 19th century |
| People: | King, George |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 298 mm x 196 mm x 65 mm |