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Dinner fork

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1847-1853

GUSN

GUSN-19743

Description

Dinner fork, silver. Aesthetic design on upper portion of handle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

table forks
silver (metal)
Silver
FORK, DINNER

Inscription

Engraved on back of handle: ""1847 ROGERS BROS XII.8""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Rogers Brothers (Maker)

Location of Origin

Hartford, CT, USA

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.609.3

Reference Notes

Rainwater, Dorothy T., Author. American Silver Manufacturers. EVERYBODYS PRESS, 1966.

Places

Connecticut (United States)

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