| Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1984 |
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| Category |
Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork |
| Object Name |
Fork |
| Culture |
German |
| Global Region |
Europe |
| Country |
Germany |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Bavaria |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
Handle: 1835; Blade: unknown |
| Collection Name |
Rietz Collection of Food Technology |
| Materials |
Metal: Steel; Antler; Silver; Silver alloy |
| Description |
From BRL 1982: “Fork (?) (sic); Bavaria; Handle: 1835; Blade: date unknown; From a trousse; Extra fine silver alloy overlay wrapped stag horn handle with pinned on silver alloy overlay ornaments; Metal richly though crudely engraved; One side has initials ‘I.W.’; Other side [has] ‘1835’; Blade almost certainly a modern replacement - totally incorrect.” |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 1.8, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 21.6 |