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Dinner Fork

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1839-1840

GUSN

GUSN-16588

Description

Double-swell fiddle handle; rounded shoulders; short front midrib.

Details

Descriptive Terms

table forks
silver (metal)
crowns (headdresses)
crests (motifs)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
lion
Silver
Family Crest
Lion
Crown
FORK, DINNER

Inscription

Struck: Jones, Lows & Ball

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Jones, Low & Ball (Silversmith)

Location of Origin

Boston, MA, USA

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.644.1I

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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