Fork

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Fork with two-pointed tines. Handle enameled, oval medallion on each side of of the handle; one showing DIANA, the other MUCIUS SCAEVOLO (Patience and Constancy?) . Handle similarly shaped as handle of knife.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
ca. 1680
Credit Line
The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg
Medium
silver, enamel
Dimensions
L x W: 11.9 x 1.7 cm (4 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Type
cutlery
Decorative Arts
Fork
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