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Catalog Number CAS 0389-1629   CAS 0389-1629; Fork
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Fork
Culture German or Dutch
Global Region Europe
Country Germany or Netherlands
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1874
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Iron; Wood (boxwood?); Silver
Description Four-tined iron fork with a carved cylindrical wooden handle and silver ferrule that is etched with floral designs; Wood handle is carved in six different bands, the fifth band from the proximal end has writing carved in it “NVR Anno 1874”; From BRL 1982: “Fork, German or Dutch blade, engraved silver ferrule; Carved boxwood (?) (sic) handle, geometric motif; Rattle inside.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.1, Thickness = 2.1, Length = 19.9