Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1779 | |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Toasting fork | |
| Culture | Euro-American | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Pennsylvania, probably | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. mid- to late 1700s | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel | |
| Description | Georgian steel toasting fork used to cook over an open fire; Most of these types of toasting forks were made in England, but the decoration of this piece indicates is is North American; The “x” type of cuts were particularly popular with blacksmiths in the area of Pennsylvania at this particular time. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.1, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 45.0 | |