| Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-2050 |
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| Category |
Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork |
| Object Name |
Fork |
| Culture |
English |
| Global Region |
Europe |
| Country |
England / Great Britain |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
England |
| County |
South Yorkshire |
| Other Geographic
Data |
City: Sheffield |
| Maker's Name |
B. Clayton |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1820-1850s |
| Collection Name |
Rietz Collection of Food Technology |
| Materials |
Metal; Wood; Horn; Iron |
| Description |
From BRL 1982: “Table fork. Handle: Pressed horn scales with iron bolster. Marks: ‘B. Clayton’ (mark unknown). There was a George Clayton, cutler circa 1850-1860's in Sheffield.” Matches table knives CAS 0389-2043 through 0389-2047 and table forks CAS 0389-2048 through 0389-2051. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 1.6, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 17.0 |