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Folding Fork

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1750-1800

GUSN

GUSN-10661

Description

Five-tined folding fork, cast from steel and having a heart shape stamped out of the handle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

forks (flatware)
casting (process)
steel (alloy)
Steel
Cast
Fork

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Europe

Dimensions

7 x 1 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1992.553

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