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Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1657   CAS 0389-1657; Fork
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Fork
Culture English
Global Region Europe
Country England / Great Britain
State/Prov./Dist. England
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture late 1700s, probably
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Silver foil
Description Three-tined steel and silver fork, steel tines with a decorated silver handle with "Sterling" stamped on it; From BRL 1982: "Dinner fork, England, probably 2nd half [of] 18th century; Matches dessert fork CAS 0389-1656, although larger."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.8, Thickness = 1.6, Length = 20.4