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Fork (France)
This is a fork. It is dated ca. 1798–1809 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is ivory, silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
donated by
Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
It is credited The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
It has the following markings
Illegible mark on back of neck, part of which is gone as result of repaired neck.
Cite this object as
Fork (France); ivory, silver; The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-198
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.