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Fish Fork

Collection Type

  • Cooking equipment

Date

1860-1880

GUSN

GUSN-6016

Description

Silver fish fork with a pointed oval handle, squared shoulders, and three tines. One tine is wider than the other two. Etched floral design.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fish forks (serving utensils)
silver (metal)
Fork, Eating
Fork, Fish
Silver
Bright-Cut
Foliate
Fork, Fish

Inscription

"R" (Engraved on the handle)

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1083.1

Places

Possibly
Possibly

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