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Catalog Number CAS 0389-1776   CAS 0389-1776; Fork
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Fork
Culture German
Global Region Europe
Country Germany
State/Prov./Dist.
County
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Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture late 1800s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal; Nickel silver; Wood (probably boxwood)
Description Four-tined metal fork with wooden handle, metal in plain without decoration, the wooden handle has three human figures on sides with a lion on the proximal end; From BRL: “Fork with wood handle, probably boxwood, carved with panel of three women, surmounted by a lion; Blade is late 19th century German, factory made; Nickel silver ferrule; May be Dutch blade (sic) and Indonesian handle.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.2, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 18.1