Minneapolis Institute of Art
Lilliput cutlery set
Manufacturer: Paine & Simmson
- Date
- c. 1866
- Medium
- Steel, bone
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
This fork and knife set is named after Lilliput, the fictional island with tiny inhabitants in Gulliver's Travels (1726) by Jonathan Swift. Lilliput was at war with its neighboring island over which end of a boiled egg should be eaten first. Lilliput became a popular term for miniature, as well as a subtle reference to dining etiquette. The inscription on the box of this small flatware set indicates it was given as a Christmas present in 1866. England, Europe
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