| Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1669 |
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| Category |
Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork |
| Object Name |
Folding fork |
| Culture |
English, probably |
| Global Region |
Europe |
| Country |
England / Great Britain, probably |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
England, probably |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
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| Maker's Name |
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| Date of Manufacture |
1700s, probably |
| Collection Name |
Rietz Collection of Food Technology |
| Materials |
Metal: Steel; Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell); Silver; Iron |
| Description |
From BRL 1982: “Folding fork, probably England [but] could be Dutch or German [or] conceivably even French or Italian or Spanish; Form looks English, handle workmanship looks French; Foil backed tortoise handle; Filled silver bolster and caps; Iron lines; Wound steel spring; Two tie steel form with worked bolster; Probably 18th century, probably came with a knife.†|
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 1.4, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 19.5 |