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Fork

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1810

GUSN

GUSN-25154

Description

Tinted green tapered ivory handle. Series of incised lines near butt. Vase-form shaft with two elongated tines.

Details

Descriptive Terms

forks (flatware)
ivory (tooth component)
steel (alloy)
Fork, Eating
Fork, Eating

Associated Building

Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3/4 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman

Accession Number

1985.220

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