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Salad serving fork and spoon

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

GUSN

GUSN-175493

Description

Spoon (a) and fork (b) set with glazed earthenware lower handles and metal ferrules, upper handles, and bowls. Foliate decoration on handle executed in underglaze blue and overglaze gold. Bowls of both utensils have seven lobes. The central lobe of the fork is extended into three wedge-shaped tines separated by circular voids at the base.

Details

Descriptive Terms

servers (serving utensils)
earthenware
metal
Server, Salad

Inscription

"D & A" (impressed)

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

11 x 2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Eleanor Fayerweather

Accession Number

1993.614.2AB

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