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Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1656   CAS 0389-1656; Fork
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Fork
Culture English
Global Region Europe
Country England / Great Britain
State/Prov./Dist. England
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture late 1700s, probably
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Silver foil
Description Three-tined steel and silver fork, steel tines with a decorated silver handle with "Sterling" stamped on it; From BRL 1982: "Dessert fork, England, probably 2nd half [of] 18th century; Three-tined; Weighted silver foil handle; Marked 'STER-LING'; Other marks obscured; Matches dinner fork CAS 0389-1657."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.4, Thickness = 1.2, Length = 16.7