Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1669 |
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Category |
Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork |
Object Name |
Folding fork |
Culture |
English, probably |
Global Region |
Europe |
Country |
England / Great Britain, probably |
State/Prov./Dist. |
England, probably |
County |
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Other Geographic
Data |
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Maker's Name |
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Date of Manufacture |
1700s, probably |
Collection Name |
Rietz Collection of Food Technology |
Materials |
Metal: Steel; Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell); Silver; Iron |
Description |
From BRL 1982: “Folding fork, probably England [but] could be Dutch or German [or] conceivably even French or Italian or Spanish; Form looks English, handle workmanship looks French; Foil backed tortoise handle; Filled silver bolster and caps; Iron lines; Wound steel spring; Two tie steel form with worked bolster; Probably 18th century, probably came with a knife.” |
Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 1.4, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 19.5 |