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Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1886   CAS 0389-1886; 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. 1760-1840
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Ivory (elephant)
Description From BRL 1982: "Two-tined table fork with green dyed, elephant ivory handle. Matches table fork CAS 0389-1885."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.8, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 20.3