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Fork

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1765

GUSN

GUSN-8417

Description

Large wrought iron two-pronged fork with ring handle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

forks (flatware)
cookware
incising
iron (metal)
wrought
Iron
Wrought
Incised
FORK

Inscription

Incised on handle: E F 1765 [also some unintelligible marks]

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

19.25 x 2.25 x 0.25 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.620

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Title Scoop Accession Number 1991.659

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