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Dinner Fork

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1865-1880

GUSN

GUSN-16862

Description

One of a set of three. Silver dinner fork with a pointed oval handle and four tines. Olive pattern.

Details

Descriptive Terms

table forks
silver (metal)
Fork, Eating
Fork, Dinner
Fork, Dinner

Pattern

Olive Pattern

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Rogers Bros. (Silversmith)

Location of Origin

Waterbury, CT, USA

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1089.2

Places

Connecticut (United States)

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