Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1827 | |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Fork | |
| Culture | German or Dutch | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | Germany or Netherlands | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1600s or early 1700s | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel; Silver; Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell) | |
| Description | From BRL 1982: “Two tined fork; Germany or Holland; Handle of filled silver foil panels alternating with tortoise shell; Probably from a traveling set; 17th or early 18th century.” | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.7, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 18.6 | |