Pantry and Buttery-- Knife Rack. The knife and spoon were the only implements used by diners at the fifteenth-century table. Diners usually carried their own knives, while the host provided the spoons. These knives, hand-crafted by John Buttifint of Dover, reproduce originals from York, Hull, London, or Norwich, with hafts of bone, horn, or a variety of woods.

The knife board is often on display in the Great Hall, just across the passage. This will be our next tour stop.

Photo by Lynda Pidgeon. Used with permission.