Traveling set in leather case. Culture: German, Augsburg. Dimensions: Length (Fork a): 8 13/16 in. (22.4 cm);Length (Knife b): 10 1/16 in. (25.6 cm);Length (Spoon c): 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm);Length (Marrow spoon d): 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm);Overall (Spice box e): 1 × 2 3/8 × 2 1/8 in. (2.5 × 6 × 5.4 cm);Overall (Egg cup f): 1 3/4 × 2 1/16 × 1 1/4 in. (4.4 × 5.2 × 3.2 cm);Height (Beaker g): 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm);Overall (Case h): 2 7/8 × 10 13/16 × 6 3/8 in. (7.3 × 27.5 × 16.2 cm). Maker: Johann Ludwig Laminit (German, 1696-1752); Johann Jakob Bruglocher II (German, active 1710-52); Johann Mittnacht III (1706-1758, master 1735). Date: ca. 1745-50.Often found in local inventories, the German terms Mundzeug and Besteck originally referred to a case or sheath for holding a personal set of cutlery. These sets contained essential utensils--a knife, fork, and spoon--and other implements, and they reflect the aristocratic ceremony of dining in the eighteenth century. A spice box with two containers, a mar