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Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1724   CAS 0389-1724; Fork
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Fork
Culture English
Global Region Europe
Country England / Great Britain
State/Prov./Dist. England
County South Yorkshire, probably
Other Geographic Data City: Sheffield, probably
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1760-1820s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Bone; Iron
Description From BRL 1982: "Table fork, England, probably Sheffield; Two-tined fork; Fancy carved bone handles capped with bone, iron bolster, steel blade; Matches table knives CAS 0389-1718, -1719, -1720 and table forks CAS 0389-1721, -1722, -1723."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.0, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 20.4