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品名（中）	服务刀
品名（英）	Serving Knife
入馆年号	1951年，51.118.3
策展部门	中世纪艺术（Medieval Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1400 - 公元 1599
创作地区
分类	金属制品钢（Metalwork-Steel）
尺寸	整体: 17 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 5/8 英寸 (44.3 x 6.9 x 1.6 厘米) hilt: 4 11/16 x 2 3/16 x 5/8 英寸 (11.9 x 5.6 x 1.6 厘米)
介绍（中）	这把上菜刀和它的一对（见第51.118.2页）被认为是霍尔的汉斯·苏默斯佩格尔，马克西米利安一世的刀匠，在他辉煌的宫廷中，北方晚期哥特式和意大利文艺复兴的影响相遇了。这位大师的名字出现在1492-1498年的王室账目中。黄铜把手上镶嵌着骨头、胡桃木和雕刻的珍珠母。钢制刀片平整且磨得很薄。尽管刀柄或刀片上都没有制造商的标记，但这些刀的风格、设计和图像将其与Sumersperger的其他作品联系起来。这两把刀都与勃艮第风格的狩猎刀有关，勃艮第类型的狩猎刀在他与勃艮第玛丽结婚后开始流行。这两把上菜刀（其中一把的宽舌形刀片已经修复）可能本身就是一套完整狩猎工具的一部分，其中包括两把大小不等的单刃刀，用于剥皮和切割，一把更精致的餐桌刀叉，以及在狩猎时上菜的刀。这些刀可能被用来狩猎或宴会。一把刀会用来切肉，另一把作为托盘把肉送到挖沟机或盘子里。
介绍（英）	This serving knife, and its pair (see ac. no. 51.118.2), has been attributed to Hans Sumersperger of Hall, the knifesmith of Maximilian I, at whose splendid court the influence of northern late Gothic and Italian Renaissance met. This master’s name appears in the royal accounts of 1492-1498. The brass handles are inlaid with bone, walnut, and carved mother-of-pearl. The steel blades are flat and thinly ground. Although there are no maker’s marks on either the handles or the blades, the style, design, and iconography connect these knives with other works by Sumersperger. Both these knives are related to hunting knife sets of a Burgundian type that became popular after his marriage to Mary of Burgundy. It is possible that these two serving knives (the broad tongue-shaped blade of one has been repaired) were themselves part of a complete hunting set which would have included two single-edged knives of varied size for skinning and cutting, a more delicate table knife and fork, and knives for serving pieces of meat while on the hunt. These knives would have been used either for the hunt or for the banquet. One knife would have been used to slice the meat, the other as a salver to carry the meat to the trencher or plate.