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Carving fork

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1890-1920

GUSN

GUSN-19202

Description

Bone-handled carving knife. Handle is carved w/ flat tin caps. Two-pronged fork w/ small steel piece bent into a curve at base of prongs.

Details

Descriptive Terms

carving forks
cookware
bone (material)
steel (alloy)
Bone
Steel
FORK, CARVING

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.965.2

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