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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1827   CAS 0389-1827; Fork
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Fork
Culture German or Dutch
Global Region Europe
Country Germany or Netherlands
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1600s or early 1700s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Silver; Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell)
Description From BRL 1982: “Two tined fork; Germany or Holland; Handle of filled silver foil panels alternating with tortoise shell; Probably from a traveling set; 17th or early 18th century.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.7, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 18.6