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.'

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
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