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GUSN-187899
Silver serving fork with curved black wood handle. Where the fork head attaches to the handle there is a ribbed, scallop shell-like decoration, on top and bottom. Fork has three tines, the outer two curve outwards.
serving forks
silver (metal)
Fork
"GORHAM (anchor) / N 20" (Maker's mark)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
Gorham Manufacturing Co. (Manufacturer)
1 x 2 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.1500.2
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