Mansion House, carving knife and fork
Mansion House, carving knife and fork
HER Number
6583
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Mansion House, carving knife and fork
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Civil
Site Type: Broad
Mayors Residence
Site Type: Specific
Cutlery
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Stuart 1603 to 1714
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
A carving knife and fork from the Mansion House, with buckhorn handles terminating in heads of seahorses was found in circa 1905. The knife was 20.25 inches long and the fork 14.5 inches long.
Easting
424960
Northing
563660
Grid Reference
NZ424960563660
Sources
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Series 3, Vol I (1905), p 138.