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Catalog Number CAS 0389-1984   CAS 0389-1984; Fork
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Fork
Culture German
Global Region Europe
Country Germany
State/Prov./Dist. Bavaria
County
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