1809 7 Nov. 1/3 (advt.) Table Cutlery, in ivory, horn, ebony, and wood handles.
1946 A. Christie vii. 116 Civilisation's invention of table cutlery presents a perpetual headache to a worried house-boy.
2007 (Nexis) 19 Sept. The larger supplies branded and own label kitchen knives, table cutlery and scissors.