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Serving Fork

Collection Type

  • Cooking equipment

Date

1900-1920

GUSN

GUSN-50991

Description

A deep circular bowl with five thick tines and a shaped undulating edge. The handle has an upturned roun tip.

Details

Descriptive Terms

serving forks
silver (metal)
plate (material)
Silver
FORK, SERVING

Inscription

A touch mark on the back handle of the stem reads: TOWLE MFG. Co. The front handle end has an engraved ""L"".

Associated Building

Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Towle Silversmiths (Maker)

Location of Origin

Newburyport, MA, USA

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.602

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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