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Olive Fork

Maker: 1847 Rogers Brothers
Medium: Silver plate
Place Manufactured: Meriden, Connecticut, USA
Dates: 1847
Dimensions: 6 3/4 x 3/4 in. (17.1 x 1.9 cm)
Markings: On back of stem: "1847 ROGERS. BROS. A1"
Signature: no signature
Inscriptions: no inscriptions
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 87.223.5
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Liberman
Image: Overall, 87.223.5_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2008

Catalogue Description: Olive fork with slightly flaring tines and rounded shoulder above which is a long straight stem flaring to rounded handle with truncated midrib. Engraved: "Maggie" in gothic letters. Pattern Antique. A colonial revival pattern in a modern form. Condition: Silver plate worn throughout.

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