This utensil has a silver handle and fork / spoon attachment. At the very end of the handle is a sculpture of a small figure with a helmet, arm outstretched. The rest of the handle is a column with faces carved in like relief sculptures. The first face is a face of a lion, the second, near the bowl / fork of the utensil, is of a male figure.

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Fork With Attachable Spoon (Netherlands)

This is a Fork with attachable spoon. It is dated 19th century and we acquired it in 1903. Its medium is silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Samuel P. Avery. It is credited Gift of Samuel P. Avery.

It has the following markings

Dutch control marks on stem (round punch with helmeted man facing left); Gothic lowercase "G" on one tine; Maker's mark " S (?) D R" in rectangular punch on stem; "S A" over "D R" in a square punch; control mark (lion, passant headed right with numeral 2) in hexagonal punch

Cite this object as

Fork With Attachable Spoon (Netherlands); silver; Gift of Samuel P. Avery; 1903-1-37-a,b

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2AX7D/
Accession Number 1903-1-37-a,b
Object ID 18135709